Hyun Jung-Hwa
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Hyun Jung-Hwa (born October 6, 1969 in Busan
, South Korea
) is a former female table tennis
player from South Korea
who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics
.
Hyun is one of an elite group of players who have won at least one gold medal in every discipline they were eligible to compete in at the World Championships. Her first gold medal came in the women's doubles (partnering Yang Young-Ja
) at the 1987 Worlds in New Delhi. She then followed it up by winning the mixed doubles title with Yoo Nam Kyu at the 1989 Worlds in Dortmund. Hyun was part of the Unified Korea team that stunned China to win the women's team event at the 1991 World Championships in Chiba City. Her final World title was an unexpected win in the women's singles event at the 1993 World Championships in Gothenburg.
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, 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...
) is a former female table tennis
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...
, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
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Hyun is one of an elite group of players who have won at least one gold medal in every discipline they were eligible to compete in at the World Championships. Her first gold medal came in the women's doubles (partnering Yang Young-Ja
Yang Young-Ja
Yang Young-Ja is a former female table tennis player from South Korea who won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships and the 1988 Summer Olympics, together with Hyun Jung-Hwa...
) at the 1987 Worlds in New Delhi. She then followed it up by winning the mixed doubles title with Yoo Nam Kyu at the 1989 Worlds in Dortmund. Hyun was part of the Unified Korea team that stunned China to win the women's team event at the 1991 World Championships in Chiba City. Her final World title was an unexpected win in the women's singles event at the 1993 World Championships in Gothenburg.