Jeong Jae-wan

Jeong Jae-wan
Personal information
Born	(1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 28)
Nationality	Korean
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Hanam Sports Council
National team
Years	Team	Apps
	Korea	13

Jeong Jae-wan (born 1 September 1996) is a South Korean handball player for Hanam Sports Council and the Korean national team.

He represented Korea at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Personal life

At the age of 24, Jeong joined the Korean Army in May. He ruptured his left Achilles tendon and ligament while exercising with his colleague three weeks after joining the army. He was taken to an outside hospital for surgery immediately.

The hospital explained that he needed hospitalization for two months, but Jeong returned to his unit in three weeks. This is because the military authorities ordered him to return due to vacation regulations. It was said that if Jeong was treated using his vacation, there would be no vacation that he could use for the rest of his service.

Jeong returned to the training center but did not receive proper medical assistance. Patients who underwent surgery were reportedly quarantined without receiving essential disinfectants and antibiotics. This is because Korea Army Training Center confirmed the case of COVID-19 infection. Jeong asked the training center to allow outside treatment, but it was not accepted.

Jeong, who was left neglected for about 10 days at the training center, recently went to an outside hospital after being deployed to Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps. The surgical site had developed to a serious level of skin necrosis. The medical team was diagnosed with him that further playing could be difficult.

The Korea Army Training Center claimed that they did not force Jeong to return to the training center, but only explained the rules of vacation. In addition, he paid saline water twice at Jeong's request. However, it was not clear whether the training center lacked disinfectants. ^[4]

References

1. "2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
2. "남자 핸드볼, 남북단일팀 구성해 세계선수권대회 출전". handballkorea.com. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
3. "[베를린 리포트] 핸드볼 남북단일팀 베를린 일기 ① 남과 북이 하나 되었던 벅찬 순간". handballkorea.com. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
4. Ju sang, Song (4 August 2021). "부를 때는 국가 아들, 다치면 모르쇠... 軍 훈련소서 꿈 꺾인 국가대표". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.