Cho Kyoung-hee

Cho Kyoung-hee (Korean: 조경희; RR: Jo Gyeonghui, born 26 August 1962[4]) is a South Korean retired para table tennis player. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[5] at age 50.

Cho Kyoung-hee
Cho at the 2010 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born (1962-08-26) 26 August 1962
Bucheon,[1] Gyeonggi, South Korea
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class3
Highest ranking10 (July 2011)[2]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea[3]
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeams C1–3
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 AmmanTeams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2009 AmmanSingles C3
Bronze medal – third place2009 AmmanTeams C1–3
In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

She began playing table tennis in 2005 at age 43, when a doctor advised her to exercise.[1]

References
  1. Oh Hye-jeong (17 September 2012). "런던 패럴림픽 탁구 단체전 은메달 획득". Gyeonggi Welfare News (in Korean). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. "Cho Kyoung-hee Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. "IPTTF Profile - Cho Kyoung-hee". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. "Kyoung Hee Cho". 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Kyoung Hee Cho". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.


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