Cho Jae-kwan (Korean: 조재관; RR: Jo Jaegwan, born 5 October 1977[1][4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, and a silver and a bronze at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[5]
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| Born | 5 October 1977 Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 4 (October 2008)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 16 (February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He sustained a spinal injury in a swimming pool accident in 1993, when he was a high school student. He began playing table tennis in 1997.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Cho Jae-kwan Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Cho Jae-kwan". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ "Jae Kwan Cho". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "광주시 탁구 조재관선수 은메달 획득". Jeonnam News (in Korean). 11 September 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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