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Kang Mi-soon

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Kang Mi-soon
NationalityChinese (before 2008)
South Korean (after 2008)
BornJiang Meishun
(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31)
Daqing,[1] Heilongjiang, China
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking30 (March 2011)[3]
Kang Mi-soon
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāng Měishùn
Korean name
Hangul강미순
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationGang Misun

Kang Mi-soon (Korean강미순; 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

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  1. ^ a b "귀화 탁구선수 강미순, 이달말 국내 데뷔". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 6 March 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "강미순". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ "ITTF World ranking progression - Kang Misoon". ITTF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ITTF Eligibility Registration". ITTF. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. ^ Lee Dongyun (14 January 2009). ""할아버지 나라서 태극마크 달래요"". Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 February 2020.