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Choi Hyun-ja
Choi in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1959-02-16) 16 February 1959 (age 65) South Korea
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	3
Highest ranking	7 (January 2008)
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  South Korea Paralympic Games 2012 London Teams C1–3 World Championships 2006 Montreux Teams C4 2014 Beijing Teams C1–3 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Teams C1–3 FESPIC Games 2002 Busan Singles C2–3 Asian and Oceanic Championships 2011 Hong Kong Singles C3 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C1–3 2007 Seoul Singles C3

Choi Hyun-ja (Korean: 최현자; RR: Choe Hyeonja, born 16 February 1959) is a South Korean retired para table tennis player. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics at age 53.

Her disability was caused by an accident when she was around ten years old. She began playing in 1992, and was the first female para table tennis player in South Korea.

References

1. "Choi Hyun-ja Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
2. "IPTTF Profile - Choi Hyun-ja". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
3. "Hyun Ja Choi". London 2012 Paralympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
4. "Hyun Ja Choi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
5. Lee Seung-hyun (27 August 2012). "와라와라, 패럴림픽 참가 최현자 선수 돕는 사연". Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved 1 February 2020.

External links

• Choi Hyun-ja at ITTF Para Table Tennis
• Choi Hyun-ja at the International Paralympic Committee

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