Jeon Min-jae

Jeon Min-Jae(Korean:전민재[1]) (born 12 July 1977) is a South Korean Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeon.
Jeon Min-Jae
Jeon at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon
Personal information
Born (1977-07-12) 12 July 1977
Height146 cm (57 in)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportAthletics
Disability classT36
Event(s)sprint
ClubJeonbuk Spike Athletics Club
Coached byKim Sang-Hyeon
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200m – T36
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100m – T36
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200m – T36
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Lyon200m – T36
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon100m – T36
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon100m – T36
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon200m – T36
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta100m – T36
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta200m – T36
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou100m – T36
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou200m – T36
Silver medal – second place2022 Hangzhou200m – T36

Career

Jeon first competed at a Paralympics in Beijing in 2008, where she entered both the 100m and 200m sprints, finishing 6th and 4th respectively. Four years later at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won silver in the 100m and 200m finals, finishing behind Russia's Elena Sviridova in both. As well as her Paralympic success Jeon has won medals at both World Championships and the Asian Para Games, winning the 100m and 200m at both the Asian Para Games in 2014 and 2018.[3]

Personal life

Jeon was born in South Korea in 1977. At the age of five she suffered from encephalitis, which resulted in her acquiring cerebral palsy.[3]

Notes
  1. "[리우패럴림픽]'1m49-스마일 스프린터'전민재가 발로 쓴 편지엔...[전문]". 23 July 2020.
  2. "IPC World Championships: Lyon 2013 - Official Results Book" (PDF). paralympic.org. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. "Jeon, Min-Jae". IPC. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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