Jung Young-a
South Korean para table tennis player
Jung Young-a (Korean: 정영아; born 20 July 1979) is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and two bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Career
She also competed in wheelchair curling, and represented South Korea at the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
Personal life
Her disability was caused by a fall during a mountain-climbing trip with friends in 2002.
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