Kang Oe-jeong (, born 2 September 1966) is a South Korean

para table tennis Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can ...

player. She won a team bronze medal at the

2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, f ...

in women's Class 4–5 at age 50.

Career

She also competed in

wheelchair curling Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by World Curling, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games. Overview Wheelchair cu ...

, and represented South Korea at the

2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots. In the final, Canada's Jim Armstrong defeated Scotland's Aileen Neilson i ...

Personal life

Her disability is congenital.

References

1966 births Paralympic medalists in table tennis South Korean female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic table tennis players for South Korea Living people Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province People from Haman County Paralympic bronze medalists for South Korea South Korean female curlers South Korean wheelchair curlers Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games Asian Para Games medalists in table tennis Asian Para Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Para Games bronze medalists for South Korea {{SouthKorea-curling-bio-stub