Jeon Ji-hee

{{Short description|Chinese-born South Korean table tennis player}}

{{Infobox table tennis player

| name = Jeon Ji-hee

| image = File:Jeon Ji-hee 02.png

| imagesize =

| caption = Jeon in 2023

| nationality = South Korean (since 2011){{cite news|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2016/01/26/Baseball/Jeon-aims-to-be-cold-blooded-at-table-tennis/3014416.html|title=Jeon aims to be 'cold blooded' at table tennis|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=26 January 2016|access-date=10 September 2023}}

| residence =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Langfang, Hebei, China

| height = 159 cm{{cite web|url=https://tleague.jp/player/detail.php?player=30038&year=2019|title=Jeon Jihee|website=tleague.jp|language=ja|access-date=27 May 2023}}

| playingstyle= Left-handed, shakehand grip

| equipment =

| hrank= 10 (1 February 2022){{cite web |url=https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022_5_SEN_WS.html |title=ITTF World Ranking Women's Singles 2022 Week #5 |website=ittf.com |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007170458/https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022_5_SEN_WS.html |url-status=live}}

| medaltemplates =

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Jeon Ji-hee ({{Korean|hangul=전지희|hanja=田志希|rr=Jeon Ji-hui}}, born 28 October 1992), born Tian Minwei ({{lang-zh|c=田旻炜}}), is a Chinese-born South Korean table tennis player of Manchu ethnicity.{{cite web|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25199283#home|title=1000년 이상 같은 나라였다… 전지희 신드롬에 '만주족' 재조명|newspaper=The JoongAng|date=2023-10-14|access-date=2024-07-14}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/jeon-ji-hee-924344 |title=Jeon Ji-Hee |website=nbcolympics.com |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006033207/https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/jeon-ji-hee-924344 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/GGL5K37V053469LG.html |title=独家专访东京奥运会"热搜红人"田志希：想变漂亮，不能贪心 |language=zh |website=www.163.com |date=5 August 2021 |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006033209/https://www.163.com/dy/article/GGL5K37V053469LG.html |url-status=live}}

Career

=2016=

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the fourth round by Yu Mengyu, and as part of the South Korean team in the women's team event.{{cite web |title=Jihee Jeon |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jihee-jeon |work=Rio 2016 Olympics |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124857/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jihee-jeon |archive-date=18 August 2016 |access-date=28 August 2016}}{{cite web |title=Women's Singles - Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/table-tennis-standings-tt-womens-singles |work=Rio 2016 Olympics |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828172219/https://www.rio2016.com/en/table-tennis-standings-tt-womens-singles |archive-date=28 August 2016 |access-date=28 August 2016}}

= 2021 =

In March, Jeon played in WTT Doha. In the WTT Contender event, she reached the quarter-finals, where she was upset by Miyuu Kihara. In the WTT Star Contender event, she reached the semi-finals where she lost to Mima Ito. It marked her fourth straight loss to Ito, whom she would meet again in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.{{Cite web |title=Analyzing Jeon Jihee's Serve Strategy Against Olympic Rival Mima Ito |url=https://edgesandnets.com/2021/04/06/analyzing-jeon-jihees-serve-strategy-against-olympic-rival-mima-ito/ |work=Edges and Nets |date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523123511/https://edgesandnets.com/2021/04/06/analyzing-jeon-jihees-serve-strategy-against-olympic-rival-mima-ito/ |url-status=dead}}

Jeon represented South Korea in the women's singles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |title=WTT Doha 2021 Preview Part 3: Women's Singles seeds 5 To 8 |url=https://edgesandnets.com/2021/02/13/2021-qatar-open-preview-womens-singles-seeds-5-8/ |work=Edges and Nets |date=14 February 2021 |access-date=21 February 2021 |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110162605/https://edgesandnets.com/2021/02/13/2021-qatar-open-preview-womens-singles-seeds-5-8/ |url-status=dead}} Jeon reached the quarter-finals, where she lost 4–0 to Mima Ito.{{Cite web |title=The Olympic Table Tennis Singles Quarterfinals In Memes |url=https://edgesandnets.com/2021/07/28/the-olympic-table-tennis-quarterfinals-in-memes/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728201816/https://edgesandnets.com/2021/07/28/the-olympic-table-tennis-quarterfinals-in-memes/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |work=Edges and Nets |date=28 July 2021 |access-date=29 July 2021}}

She got the gold medal in the women's double at Asian Championship with Shin Yu-bin.

= 2024 =

She got the bronze medal in the women's team event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Singles titles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Final opponent

! Score

! Ref

2011

|ITTF Pro Tour Morocco Open

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Sayaka Hirano

|4–3

|{{cite web |url=https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=36&rowid=579404&Itemid=158 |title=Players matches |website=ittf.com |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006034825/https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=36&rowid=579404&Itemid=158 |url-status=live}}

rowspan="3"|2015

|ITTF World Tour, Spanish Open

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Sayaka Hirano

|4–1

|{{cite web |url=https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=36&rowid=765019&Itemid=158 |title=Players matches |website=ittf.com |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006034823/https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=36&rowid=765019&Itemid=158 |url-status=live}}

ITTF World Tour, Argentina Open

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Yang Ha-eun

|4–0

|{{cite web |url=https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=36&rowid=781622&Itemid=158 |title=Players matches |website=ittf.com |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006034824/https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=36&rowid=781622&Itemid=158 |url-status=live}}

ITTF World Tour, Chile Open

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoon Sun-ae

|4–0

|{{cite web |url=https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=36&rowid=781774&Itemid=158 |title=Players matches |website=ittf.com |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006034826/https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=36&rowid=781774&Itemid=158 |url-status=live}}

2024

|WTT Contender Doha

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Shin Yu-bin

|4–3

|{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?subEvt=WSINGLES&selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2861|title=WTT Contender Doha 2024|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=22 February 2024}}