Shin Yubin, thumbs up! Director Oh Kwangheon, why did you shine
The Korean women's table tennis team, consisting of Shin Yoo-bin (20, Korean Air), Jeon Ji-hee (31, Mirae Asset Securities) and Lee Eun-hye (29, Korean Air), won 3-0 in the women's team table tennis match against Germany at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Arena 4 in South Paris, France on the 8th (Korea time).
This marks the first time in 16 years that Korea has won a bronze medal in this event since the 2008 Beijing Games. The team won two bronze medals in this event. This is the best performance since the 2012 London Games where it won one silver medal (men's team event).
In particular, Shin displayed remarkable growth. He participated in singles, mixed doubles, and team events at this year's event, and staged a grueling 14 matches for 15 days. Shin advanced to the semifinals in all three events and won two bronze medals. It is the first time in 32 years that a Korean table tennis player has won two or more medals in a single event since Barcelona in 1992.
Including Kim Taek-soo (vice-chairman of the Korea Table Tennis Association), Hyun Jung-hwa (director of the Korea Racing Authority), and Yoo Nam-kyu (director of the KRX Table Tennis Team), he has become the fourth player to win multiple medals.
South Korea's women's table tennis, which had been in a slump, continued to rise after Oh took the helm in 2022. Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee harvested a silver medal for women's doubles at the 2023 World Championships in Durban and a gold medal for women's doubles at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Then, she won a bronze medal in the women's team event at the latest Olympics. She acquired the medal in this event for the first time in 16 years since the bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games.
In fact, Oh Gwang-heon was almost unknown when he was a player. After retirement, he transformed into a leader and showed off strong leadership. After serving as a coach at Seoul Women's University, he moved to Japan in 1995. He led Shukudoku University to the top of Japan and coached the Japanese women's team and the junior national team from 2009 to 2016.
He led Japan to the team bronze medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the runner-up at the World Championships, and the World Junior Championships.
Oh, who was leading Boram Hallelujah, a men's professional team after returning to Korea in 2017, will take charge of the women's table tennis team in earnest starting in 2022. His performance did not come immediately. As Oh failed to win a prize at the Busan World Championship early this year, his view of leadership turned negative.
However, a big twist was waiting for her. She managed to achieve her goal at the Paris Olympics. Shin Yu-bin won two bronze medals. Jeon Ji-hee won a medal in her third Olympics. Lee Eun-hye was happy to win her first Olympic medal.
What kind of leader is Oh Kwang-heon to the players.
"You are so considerate of the players. Isn't this really big?" Jeon said with a big smile. "The coach is definitely nervous, but he created a good atmosphere for us and energized us with his unique style."
"He's the best coach I've ever met. I feel so sorry that I only have this level of expression," Shin said. "He cares about each player and has soft charisma. He allows the players to do whatever they want." He added a cute request, saying, "I really didn't speak well, so please write a beautiful article."
Lee Eun-hye said, "I love the director. First of all, he has the same faith as us. He is also a good director who is warm and has everything in mind. He is the best."
When asked if he has any weaknesses, all three players said, "He has no weaknesses. He doesn't show any weaknesses. His weaknesses are that he doesn't show any weaknesses."
"Oh was very stubborn, and I trusted him," said Yoo Seung Min, chairman of the Korea Table Tennis Association, who continued to give trust to Oh Kwang-hun. "No one has coached female players for as long as he did. He was also a foreign leader who was recognized by foreigners. I think it is the first time in the history that Korean players are united like this. I think that is attributable to Oh's leadership."
BY: 메이저사이트
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