An Jae-hyun (Korean: 안재현; RR: An Jaehyeon, born 25 December 1999) is a South Korean table tennis player.[1]
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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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Career
editHe won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]
2021
editAn 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.
