Jeon Min-jae

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeon.

Jeon Min-jae (Korean: 전민재;^[1] born 12 July 1977) is a South Korean Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.^[2]

Jeon Min-jae

Jeon at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon
Personal information
Born	(1977-07-12) 12 July 1977 (age 48)
Height	146 cm (57 in)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	T36
Event	sprint
Club	Jeonbuk Spike Athletics Club
Coached by	Kim Sang-Hyeon
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  South Korea Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200m – T36 2012 London 100m – T36 2012 London 200m – T36 World Championships 2013 Lyon 200m – T36 2013 Lyon 100m – T36 Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon 100m – T36 2014 Incheon 200m – T36 2018 Jakarta 100m – T36 2018 Jakarta 200m – T36 2010 Guangzhou 100m – T36 2010 Guangzhou 200m – T36 2022 Hangzhou 100m – T36 2022 Hangzhou 200m – T36

Career

Jeon first competed at a Paralympics in Beijing in 2008, where she entered both the 100m and 200m sprints, finishing 6th and 4th respectively. Four years later at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won silver in the 100m and 200m finals, finishing behind Russia's Elena Sviridova in both. As well as her Paralympic success Jeon has won medals at both World Championships and the Asian Para Games, winning the 100m and 200m at both the Asian Para Games in 2014 and 2018.^[3]

Personal life

Jeon was born in South Korea in 1977. At the age of five she suffered from encephalitis, which resulted in her acquiring cerebral palsy.^[3]