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An Jae-hyun

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An Jae-hyun
Born (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24)
Daejeon, South Korea[1]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand hold[1]
Equipment(s)XIOM An Jaehyun TMXi Pro (blade), DHS Hurricane III (FH, black), XIOM Omega VII (BH, red)
Highest ranking33 (28 November 2023)[2]
Current ranking34 (20 February 2024)[3]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Chengdu Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Busan Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Chengdu Mixed team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Astana Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Yogyakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Pyeongchang Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Pyeongchang Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Astana Team
In this Korean name, the family name is An.

An Jae-hyun (Korean: 안재현; RR: An Jaehyeon, born 25 December 1999) is a South Korean table tennis player.[1]

Career

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He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]

2021

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Rank History". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ 2019 World Table Tennis Championships Men's singles results
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Hugo Calderano Defeats An Jaehyun 3-1 In Dominant Fashion - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ^ "An Jaehyun Avenges WTTC Semi-Final Loss With 3-0 Win Over Mattias Falck". edgesandnets.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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