Nam Ki-won
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.jpg) Nam before the 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 May 1966 Boryeong,[1] South Chungcheong, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (June 2019)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 3 (February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nam Ki-won (Korean: 남기원; RR: Nam Giwon, born 26 May 1966[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5]
Personal life
He had a spinal cord injury[1] during a traffic accident in 1996 and stayed in bed for fifteen years until 2011.[6]
References
- ^ a b "IPTTF Profile - Nam KiWon". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Nam Ki-Won". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Nam KiWon Ranking History". ITTF. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Nam Kiwon – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Kiwon Nam". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "-패럴림픽- 남자탁구 남기원, 패럴림픽 첫 출전에서 동메달". Yonhap News (in Korean). 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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