Cha Hyo-sim
North Korean table tennis player (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cha Hyo-sim (Korean: 차효심; Hanja: 車孝心[3], born 15 July 1994) is a North Korean table tennis player.
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Cha Hyo-sim | |
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Born | (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 29)[1] North Korea |
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] |
Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip |
Highest ranking | 44 (June 2019)[2] |
Current ranking | 68 (January 2020) |
Medal record |
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In this Korean name, the family name is Cha.
In July 2018, she and South Korea's Jang Woo-jin made history when they won the mixed doubles title at the 2018 Korea Open, beating China's Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin 3–1 in the final before a huge crowd. It was their first tournament as partners, and the first international event won by an inter-Korean pair.[4][5]