Oh Sang-eun

Oh Sang-eun
Oh at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1977-04-13) 13 April 1977 (age 47)[1]
Daegu, South Korea
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Equipment(s)Butterfly Oh Sang Eun (blade)[3]
Highest ranking5 (May 2007)[4]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Osaka Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Bremen Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Manchester Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Paris Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Shanghai Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Dortmund Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Linz Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Magdeburg Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Magdeburg Team
Korean name
Hangul
오상은
Hanja
Revised RomanizationO Sangeun
McCune–ReischauerO Sangŭn

Oh Sang-eun (Korean: 오상은; Hanja: 吳尚垠; Korean pronunciation: [o.saŋ.ɯn]; born April 13, 1977, in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean table tennis player.[1] His world ranking had been in the top 10 since the 2005 World Championships in Shanghai until April 2008.[4] His highest ranking was number 5 in May 2007.

Career records

Singles (as of December 26, 2010)[5]

Men's doubles

  • Olympics: QF (2000).
  • World Championships: SF (2001, 03).
  • Pro Tour winner (10): USA Open 1997; Danish Open 2001; Korea Open 2002; Chile, USA, German, Swedish Open 2005; Korea Open 2007; Polish Open 2009; Brazil Open 2012. Runner-up (9): USA Open 1996; China Open 1999; Qatar, Japan Open 2001; Qatar, USA, Danish Open 2002; Croatian Open 2003; Japan Open 2009.
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2001); runner-up (2000, 05).
  • Asian Games: runner-up (1998, 2002).
  • Asian Championships: runner-up (1998); SF (1994, 2005).

Mixed doubles

  • World Championships: runner-up (2001).
  • Asian Games: runner-up (1998).
  • Asian Championships: winner (2007); SF (1996, 98).

Team

  • Olympics: 2nd (2012); 3rd (2008).
  • World Championships: 2nd (2006); 3rd (1997, 2001, 04, 10).
  • World Team Cup: 2nd (2009, 10); 3rd (2007).
  • Asian Games: 2nd (1998, 2002, 06, 10).
  • Asian Championships: 1st (1996); 2nd (1994, 98, 2005).

References

  1. ^ a b "ITTF player's profile". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ^ "Oh Sang-Eun". olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Butterfly Oh Sang Eun". bladerubber.net. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  5. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "O Sang-Eun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-08-14.