Cho Jae-kwan

Cho Jae-kwan (Korean: 조재관; RR: Jo Jaegwan, born 5 October 1977[2]) 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.[4]

Cho Jae-kwan
Born (1977-10-05) October 5, 1977
Gwangju, South Korea
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class1
Highest ranking4 (October 2008)[1]
Current ranking16 (February 2020)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea[3]
Paralympic Games
2004 AthensTeams C3
2008 BeijingSingles C1
2008 BeijingTeams C1–2
World Championships
2006 MontreuxTeams C1
2014 BeijingTeams C1
FESPIC Games
1999 BangkokSingles C1
2002 BusanSingles C1
Asian Championships
2005 Kuala LumpurSingles C1
2007 SeoulSingles C1
2011 Hong KongSingles C1
2013 BeijingSingles C1
FESPIC Championships
1999 TaipeiSingles C1
In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

He suffered a spinal injury in a swimming pool accident in 1993, when he was a high school student. He began playing table tennis in 1997.[5]

References
  1. "Cho Jae-kwan Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. "조재관". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. "Cho Jae-kwan". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. "Jae Kwan Cho". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. "광주시 탁구 조재관선수 은메달 획득". Jeonnam News (in Korean). 11 September 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2020.


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