Cho_Jae-Kwan

Cho Jae-kwan

Cho Jae-kwan

South Korean para table tennis player

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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In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

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

  1. [1]
    "조재관". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Cho Jae-kwan Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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    "Cho Jae-kwan". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  5. [5]
    "Jae Kwan Cho". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. [6]
    "광주시 탁구 조재관선수 은메달 획득". Jeonnam News (in Korean). 11 September 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2020.


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