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 style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	1
Highest ranking	4 (October 2008)[1]
Current ranking	16 (February 2020)
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  South Korea[3] Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Teams C3 2008 Beijing Singles C1 2008 Beijing Teams C1–2 World Championships 2006 Montreux Teams C1 2014 Beijing Teams C1 FESPIC Games 1999 Bangkok Singles C1 2002 Busan Singles C1 Asian Championships 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C1 2007 Seoul Singles C1 2011 Hong Kong Singles C1 2013 Beijing Singles C1 FESPIC Championships 1999 Taipei Singles C1

This is a 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.