An Jae-hyun

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

For the actor, see Ahn Jae-hyun.

An Jae-hyun
Born (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999
Daejeon, South Korea[1]
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand hold[1]
Equipment(s)DHS Hurricane Long V (blade), DHS Hurricane III (FH, black), XIOM Omega VII (BH, red)
Highest ranking35 (February 2020)[2]
Current ranking50 (6 March 2023)[3]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 BudapestSingles
Bronze medal – third place2022 ChengduTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 DohaTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 YogyakartaTeam
In this Korean name, the family name is An.

Career

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

2021

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
  1. Kim Jihan (8 May 2019). "'만화같던 세계 4강' 안재현, 도쿄서도 일 낼까". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. "ITTF World Ranking Profile - An Jaehyun". ITTF. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  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. 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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