| Choi Yu-jung | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 in 2017` | |||
| Born | March 27, 2000 South Korea | ||
| Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb; 8 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KWHL team | Ice Beat | ||
| National team |  South Korea and Korea | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Choi Yu-jung (born 27 March 2000) is a South Korean ice hockey player.
Choi was born in 2000 and took up ice hockey when she was nine as her father who was a teacher was starting a team at her school. [1]
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