Yoon Ji-yu

For the actress, see Yoon Young-ah.

Yoon Ji-yu (Korean: 윤지유; RR: Yun Jiyu, born 28 December 2000^[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,^[5] before her 16th birthday.

Yoon Ji-yu
Yoon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	(2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 23) Yongin,[1] Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	3
Highest ranking	2 (October 2019)[3]
Current ranking	3 (February 2020)
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  South Korea Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C1–3 2024 Paris Singles C3 2024 Paris Doubles WD5 Asian Championships 2017 Beijing Teams C1–3 2017 Beijing Singles C1–3 2019 Taichung Singles C3 Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Singles C3

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.

Personal life

She became paralyzed when she was 28 months old. Her paralysis was caused by spinal cord infarction.^[6] She has a twin sibling.^[7]

References

1. "IPTTF Profile - Yoon Jiyu". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
2. "Yoon Jiyu". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
3. "Yoon Jiyu Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
4. "Sports Entries - Table Tennis – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
5. "Jiyu Yoon". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
6. "2016 리우패럴림픽 서울시소속 대표선수 전원 메달획득". Seoul Sports Association for the Disabled (in Korean). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
7. Kim Donghun (20 February 2019). "16살에 최연소 태극마크…"저 강심장이에요"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 16 January 2020.

External links

• Yoon Ji-yu at ITTF Para Table Tennis
• Yoon Ji-yu at the International Paralympic Committee