Kang Mi-soon
| Kang Mi-soon | |
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| Nationality | Chinese (before 2008) South Korean (after 2008) |
| Born | Jiang Meishun 16 February 1993 Daqing,[1] Heilongjiang, China |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[2] |
Table tennis career  | |
| Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip |
| Highest ranking | 30 (March 2011)[3] |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 姜美順 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 姜美顺 | ||||||
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| Hangul | 강미순 | ||||||
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Kang Mi-soon (Korean: 강미순; Hanja: 姜美順; Chinese: 姜美顺, born 16 February 1993[4]) is a Chinese-South Korean table tennis player. An ethnic Korean born in China,[1] she became a naturalized South Korean in 2008.[4]
Playing for a club in Qingdao at age 14, Kang was ranked No. 6 in China's second division, when she emigrated to South Korea. Her mother had settled in South Korea two years prior, in 2005.[5]
References
- ^ a b "귀화 탁구선수 강미순, 이달말 국내 데뷔". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 6 March 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "ITTF World ranking progression - Kang Misoon". ITTF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ a b "ITTF Eligibility Registration". ITTF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Lee Dongyun (14 January 2009). ""할아버지 나라서 태극마크 달래요"". Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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