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Jang Woo-jin

b. 1995

South Korean table tennis player

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Born 1995. Jang Woo-jin is a South Korean table tennis player.

Jang Woo-jin (, born 10 September 1995) is a South Korean table tennis player.

Career Junior Jang started playing international matches from the South Korean cadet boys' team in 2009 – Bahrain Junior Open held in Manama, Bahrain. He won boys' singles title at the 2013 World Junior Table Tennis Championships.

2018 He won the gold medal in 2018 Korea Open held at Daejeon, South Korea without even having been a seeded player at the start of the tournament. He became the first-ever ITTF World Tour triple crown winner in this event as well by also winning gold medals in men's doubles and mixed doubles. Within a week from this world cup, in 2020 ITTF Finals, he was seeded at 14 and managed to reach semi-finals again.

2021 Jang Woojin represented South Korea at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after qualifying by virtue of being the highest ranked Korean player. In March, Jang played in the WTT Star Contender event at WTT Doha, but he suffered a disappointing round of 32 exit to Ruwen Filus.

Jang lost 4–3 to Hugo Calderano in the round of 16 in the men's singles event in the Tokyo Olympics.

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Also known as
Jang Woojin, Woojin Jang, Jang U-jin, Jang Woo-Jin, Jang Woo Jin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jang Woo-jin?

South Korean table tennis player

When was Jang Woo-jin born?

Jang Woo-jin was born on 10 September 1995 in Sokcho.

What is Jang Woo-jin's occupation?

Jang Woo-jin is a table tennis player.

What nationality is Jang Woo-jin?

Jang Woo-jin is South Korean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jang Woo-jin

· Wikidata: Q21060118

· DBpedia: Jang Woo-jin

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