Ahn Jae-Hyung
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Ahn Jae-Hyung (born January 8, 1965) is a male former table tennis
player from South Korea
who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
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He married Chinese table tennis player Jiao Zhimin
in 1989. The couple's son, golfer An Byeong-hun
, became the youngest champion in United States Amateur Championship history, winning the 2009 event at the age of 17.
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
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He married Chinese table tennis player Jiao Zhimin
Jiao Zhimin
Jiao Zhimin is a female Chinese former table tennis player. She won a bronze medal in women's singles and a silver medal in women's doubles at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. She was a semi-finalist in women's singles and doubles at the 1985 World Championships in Gothenburg...
in 1989. The couple's son, golfer An Byeong-hun
An Byeong-hun
An Byeong-hun , or Byeong-Hun An, is an amateur golfer from Seoul, South Korea. In August 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of the United States Amateur Championship.-Biography:...
, became the youngest champion in United States Amateur Championship history, winning the 2009 event at the age of 17.