Biography
Started: He took up Para badminton in 2007 in Daegu, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2024)
Reason: "One day I saw a wheelchair basketball game on television, and I decided to take up Para sports. I went to a centre for people with an impairment and discovered Para badminton. I first began playing it for rehabilitation." (Yonex Korea YouTube channel, 17 Dec 2019; nocutnews.co.kr, 17 Dec 2019; Badminton World.tv YouTube channel, 05 Jun 2019)
Ambition: To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2024)
Awards: In 2017 he was presented with the Male Para Badminton Player of the Year Award by the Badminton World Federation [BWF]. (insidethegames.biz, 26 Dec 2017; sport-strategy.org, 27 Dec 2017)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateAugust 26, 1978
Place of ResidenceDAEGU
OccupationAthlete
Languages SpokenKorean
CoachHam Hyo-Jin [club], KOR; Park Jung-Kook [national], KOR
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Singles WH2 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 2 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| NDSF Royal Cliff Beach BWF Para Badminton World Ch | ||||
| 1 | Singles WH2 | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
| 1 | Singles WH2 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
| 1 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
| 1 | Singles WH2 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
| 1 | Singles WH2 | 2013 | Dortmund, GER | |
| 1 | Men's WH2 Doubles M | 2013 | Dortmund, GER | |
| 2 | Singles WH2 | 2022 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 2 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
| 2 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
| 3 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2024 | Pattaya, THA | |
| 3 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
| 5 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2022 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 5 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
| Asian Para Games | ||||
| 2 | Doubles WH1-WH2 | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
| 3 | Singles WH2 | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
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