Kang Oe-jeong
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| Born | 2 September 1966 Haman County,[1] South Gyeongsang, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 5 (formerly 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 3 (September 2018)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 6 (February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kang Oe-jeong (Korean: 강외정; RR: Gang Oejeong, born 2 September 1966[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a team bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in women's Class 4–5[5] at age 50.
Career
[edit]She also competed in wheelchair curling, and represented South Korea at the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Her disability is congenital.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "IPTTF Profile - Kang Oejeong". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Kang Oe-Jeong". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Kang Oejeong Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Kang Oejeong – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Oejeong Kang". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Oejeong Kang". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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- 1966 births
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- South Korean female table tennis players
- Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic table tennis players for South Korea
- Living people
- Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province
- People from Haman County
- Paralympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- South Korean female curlers
- South Korean wheelchair curlers
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
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