Park Mi-young
Park Mi-Young (Korean pronunciation: [pak̚ mi.jʌŋ] or [paŋ.mi.jʌŋ]; born November 17, 1981 in Daegu, Republic of Korea) is a South Korean table tennis player.[1] She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] Park currently plays for the Samsung Life Insurance Table Tennis team and is ranked 24th in the world as of October 2011.[4] She qualified directly for the 2012 Summer Olympics in May 2011.[5] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the last 16 in the women's individual,[6] and placed fourth with the South Korean women's team.[7]
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| Nationality |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 17, 1981[1] Daegu, Republic of Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 8 (February, 2010)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career records
Singles (as of February 24, 2015)[8]
- Olympics: round of 16 (2008, 2012).[3]
- World Championships: round of 16 (2009).
- World Cup appearances: 2. Record: 5-8th (2009, 10).
- Pro Tour winner (2): Chile Open 2006; Japan Open 2009. Runner-up (1): Polish Open 2009.
- Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: QF (2009).
- Asian Cup: 7th (2006).
Women's doubles
- World Championships: SF (2007, 09, 11).
- Pro Tour winner (6): Swedish Open 2007; Brazil Open 2008; Korea, English Open 2009; Korea Open 2010, Spanish Open 2012. Runner-up (5): Brazil Open 2005; Japan, German Open 2007; Qatar Open 2008; Qatar Open 2010, Korea Open 2011.
- Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 5. Record: runner-up (2007, 08).
- Asian Games: QF (2006).
- Asian Championships: runner-up (2009).
Mixed doubles
- World Championships: QF (2007).
Team
- Olympics: 3rd (2008).
- World Championships: 3rd (2012).
- World Team Cup: 2nd (2007); 3rd (2010).
References
- "ITTF players' profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- "Olympic results". sports-reference.com/olympics/. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Siniors=1&Player_ID=107160 World Ranking for Park Mi Young.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Players qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
- http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/table-tennis/singles-w
- http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/table-tennis/team-w
- "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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