Cha Hyo-sim
Born (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 29)[1]
North Korea
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking44 (June 2019)[2]
Current ranking68 (January 2020)
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Selangor Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Halmstad Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Women's doubles

Cha Hyo-sim (Korean: 차효심; Hanja: 車孝心[3], born 15 July 1994) is a North Korean table tennis player.

In July 2018, she and South Korea's Jang Woo-jin made history when they won the mixed doubles title at the 2018 Korea Open, beating China's Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin 3–1 in the final before a huge crowd. It was their first tournament as partners, and the first international event won by an inter-Korean pair.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cha Hyo Sim". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ "ITTF World Ranking profile - Cha Hyo Sim". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "成绩册　２０１７中国乒乓球俱乐部比赛　"安徽水利和顺地产杯"　甲A第一站蚌埠赛区" (PDF). Chinese Table Tennis Association (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ Daish, Simon (30 June 2019). "Jang Woojin and Cha Hyo Sim: The story of Ping Pong diplomacy". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ^ Marshall, Ian (21 July 2018). "We are one: Jang Woojin and Cha Hyo Sim, the history makers". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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