Park Hae-Jung (
Hangul
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: 박해정,
Hanja
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(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
: 朴海晶) (born July 29, 1972 in
Iksan
Iksan ( ko, 익산; ) is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, (commonly transliterated as Jeollabuk-do or Chollabuk-do) South Korea.
The city center and railway junction was formerly called "Iri" (), but merged with Iksan ...
,
Jeollabuk-do
North Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollabuk-do''), also known as Jeonbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Jeolla has a population of 1,869,711 (2015) and has a geographic area of 8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi) located in the Honam region in the southwes ...
,
South Korea
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) is a former female
table tennis
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player from
South Korea
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.
Park is currently serving as a television table tennis commentator, running her own table tennis academy in
Ilsan,
South Korea
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.
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profile
1972 births
Living people
South Korean female table tennis players
Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic table tennis players for South Korea
Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
Olympic medalists in table tennis
Asian Games medalists in table tennis
Table tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games
Table tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
People from Iksan
Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province
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