SHIN Jihyun

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	Women	2014	Turkey

Asia Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2019	Bengaluru, IND

Shinji (hanafnbasketball.com, 23 Feb 2021; Hana TV YouTube channel, 03 Dec 2019)

Athlete

Korean

Bucheon Hana 1Q [Republic of Korea] since 2014

Lee Hoon-Jae [club], KOR; Chun Joo-Weon [national], KOR

Guard (hanafnbasketball.com, 23 Feb 2021)

Her younger sister Shin Ji-Hye has competed in 3x3 basketball at national level in the Republic of Korea. (rookie.co.kr, 04 Nov 2020, 20 Jun 2020)

2014 for Republic of Korea (jumpball.co.kr, 16 Aug 2019; segye.com, 08 Jan 2014)

In September 2015 she tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her left knee during training. In December that year she also underwent surgery on her left ankle to remove a bone. She was sidelined for a total of two years, and returned to competition during the 2017/18 season. (KBS N Sports, 26 Jan 2021; star.ohmynews.com, 23 Jan 2019; news.joins.com, 20 Nov 2018; jumpball.co.kr, 14 May 2016)

Women's Korean Basketball League [KOR] (wkbl.or.kr, 20 Apr 2020)

She began playing basketball in grade four of primary school. (news.joins.com, 20 Nov 2018)

She was encouraged to take up the sport by her father Shin Jin-Ho. He transferred Ji-Hyun to Sunil Elementary School after he discovered that Korean basketball player Chun Joo-Weon studied there. (news.joins.com, 20 Nov 2018, 05 Dec 2013)

Korean basketball player and coach Chun Joo-Weon. (news.joins.com, 20 Nov 2018, 05 Dec 2013)

She was named in the All Star Five team for the 2020/21 Women's Korean Basketball League [WKBL] season in the Republic of Korea. (yna.co.kr, 25 Feb 2021)

She received the Best Rookie Award for the 2014/15 WKBL season in the Republic of Korea. (chosun.com, 12 Mar 2015)