Height 146 cm (57 in) Sport Athletics Event(s) sprint | Country South Korea Disability class T36 | |
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Born 12 July 1977 (age 39) ( 1977-07-12 ) Club Jeonbuk Spike Athletics Club | ||
Jeon min jae jeollabuk do 100m t36
Jeon Min-Jae (born 12 July 1977) is a Paralympian athlete from South Korea competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.
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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.
Jeon min jae jeonbuk 200m t36
Personal history
Jeon was born in South Korea in 1977. At the age of five she suffered from encephalitis, which resulted in her acquiring cerebral palsy.
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