Choi Kyong Ja
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Choi Kyong Ja is a former female table tennis
player from South Korea
. From 1957 to 1964 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships
. She also won a silver medal in the Women's Team event at the World Table Tennis Championships
in 1959.
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. From 1957 to 1964 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...
. She also won a silver medal in the Women's Team event at the World Table Tennis Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
in 1959.