An Jae-hyun
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| Born | 25 December 1999 Daejeon, South Korea[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand hold[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment(s) | XIOM An Jaehyun TMXi Pro (blade), DHS Hurricane III (FH, black), XIOM Omega VII (BH, red) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 33 (28 November 2023)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 34 (20 February 2024)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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An Jae-hyun (Korean: 안재현; RR: An Jaehyeon, born 25 December 1999) is a South Korean table tennis player.[1]
Career[edit]
He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]
2021[edit]
An Jaehyun failed to qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite tying for the best overall record at the Korean Olympic trials and going undefeated against top seed Jeoung Young-sik and second seed and eventual trial winner Lee Sang-su.[5][6]
An Jae-hyun lost in the round of 16 to Hugo Calderano at the WTT Contender event in World Table Tennis' inaugural event WTT Doha.[7] Despite only being ranked 39, An was able to avenge his World Championship semi-final loss to world ranked #8 Mattias Falck with a 3–0 win in the round of 32.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Kim Jihan (8 May 2019). "'만화같던 세계 4강' 안재현, 도쿄서도 일 낼까". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Rank History". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ 2019 World Table Tennis Championships Men's singles results
- ^ "Korean Olympic Trials Day 4: Lee Sangsu Qualifies for 2021 Tokyo Olympics - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "An Jaehyun Defeats Lee Sangsu 4-2 on Day 3 Of Korean Olympic Trials - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Hugo Calderano Defeats An Jaehyun 3-1 In Dominant Fashion - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "An Jaehyun Avenges WTTC Semi-Final Loss With 3-0 Win Over Mattias Falck". edgesandnets.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- South Korean male table tennis players
- 1999 births
- Living people
- World Table Tennis Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Daejeon
- 21st-century South Korean people
- Asian Games medalists in table tennis
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Table tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games