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Jeon Ji-hee (Korean: 전지희; born 28 October 1992), born Tian Minwei (Chinese: 田旻炜), is a Chinese-South Korean retired table tennis player of Manchu ethnicity.[5][2][6]

NationalitySouth Korean (since 2011)[1]
Born (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 33)
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[3]
SportTable tennis
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Jeon Ji-hee
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Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean (since 2011)[1]
Born (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 33)
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[3]
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking10 (1 February 2022)[4]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 DurbanDoubles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2023 ChengduMixed team
Silver medal – second place2024 ChengduMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2019 TokyoTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta-PalembangSingles
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 DohaDoubles
Silver medal – second place2021 DohaMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2021 DohaTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 PyeongchangTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 YogyakartaMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2023 PyeongchangDoubles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2017 TaipeiSingles
Gold medal – first place2017 TaipeiMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2017 TaipeiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 TaipeiDoubles
Representing Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 HalmstadTeam
Korean name
Hangul
전지희
Hanja
田志希
RRJeon Jihui
MRChŏn Chihŭi
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Career

2016

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the fourth round by Yu Mengyu, and as part of the South Korean team in the women's team event.[7][8]

2021

In March, Jeon played in WTT Doha. In the WTT Contender event, she reached the quarter-finals, where she was upset by Miyuu Kihara. In the WTT Star Contender event, she reached the semi-finals where she lost to Mima Ito. It marked her fourth straight loss to Ito, whom she would meet again in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[9]

Jeon represented South Korea in the women's singles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] Jeon reached the quarter-finals, where she lost 4–0 to Mima Ito.[11]

She got the gold medal in the women's double at Asian Championship with Shin Yu-bin.

2024

She got the bronze medal in the women's team event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2011 ITTF Pro Tour Morocco Open Japan Sayaka Hirano 4–3 [12]
2015 ITTF World Tour, Spanish Open Japan Sayaka Hirano 4–1 [13]
ITTF World Tour, Argentina Open South Korea Yang Ha-eun 4–0 [14]
ITTF World Tour, Chile Open South Korea Yoon Sun-ae 4–0 [15]
2024 WTT Contender Doha South Korea Shin Yu-bin 4–3 [16]
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