Kim Young-gun

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Young-gun
Kim at the 2010 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born (1984-11-24) 24 November 1984 (age 40)
Jangheung County, South Jeolla, South Korea
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class4 (formerly 3)
Highest ranking1 (January 2012)
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
2004 Athens Singles C3
2004 Athens Teams C3
2012 London Singles C4
2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C4–5
2024 Paris Singles C4
2012 London Teams C4–5
2020 Tokyo Teams C4–5
World Championships
2010 Gwangju Open singles in wheelchair
2014 Beijing Teams C4
2006 Montreux Singles C3
2006 Montreux Teams C3
2002 Taipei Teams C3
2014 Beijing Singles C4
Asian Para Games
2014 Incheon Singles C4
2014 Incheon Teams C4
2018 Jakarta Singles C4
2018 Jakarta Teams C4–5
2010 Guangzhou Singles C1–3
2010 Guangzhou Teams C1–3
2022 Hangzhou Singles C4
FESPIC Games
2002 Busan Singles C3
2002 Busan Teams C3
2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C3
2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C3
2006 Kuala Lumpur Open singles in wheelchair
Asian Championships
2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C3
2005 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing
2009 Amman Teams C1–3
2011 Hong Kong Singles C4
2011 Hong Kong Teams C4
2013 Beijing Singles C4
2013 Beijing Teams C4
2015 Amman Teams C4
2017 Beijing Singles C4
2017 Beijing Teams C4
2019 Taichung Singles C4
2019 Taichung Teams C4
2007 Seoul Teams C1–3
2009 Amman Open singles in wheelchair
2009 Amman Singles C3
FESPIC Championships
2001 Osaka Singles C3
2001 Osaka Teams C3
2003 Shanghai Singles C3
2003 Shanghai Open singles in wheelchair

Kim Young-gun (Korean: 김영건; RR: Gim Yeonggeon, born 24 November 1984) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He has participated in four Summer Paralympic Games and has won twelve titles in Asian Para Table Tennis Championships. He is coached by Kim Byoung-young. He would win a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in men's singles table tennis.

Personal life

His impairment came as a result of developing acute transverse myelitis in 1997.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kim Young Gun - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Kim Young Gun". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Kim Young-gun - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Kim Young Gun – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  6. ^ "Koreas looking to form joint table tennis team at Asian Para Games". Yonhap News Agency. 14 April 2019.
  7. ^ "KIM Young-Gun". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 7 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  8. ^ Kim Hee-jun (11 October 2018). "탁구천재 김영건 "김정길과 단체전 금! 2관왕×2연패 해야죠"". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 13 December 2019.


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