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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]

Nationality South Korea
Born (1981-11-17) 17 November 1981 (age 44)[1]
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
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Park Mi-young
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1981-11-17) 17 November 1981 (age 44)[1]
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking8 (February, 2010)[2]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 ZagrebDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2009 YokohamaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2011 RotterdamDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2012 DortmundTeam
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Career records

Singles (as of February 24, 2015)[8]

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).

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