Seo Su-yeon

Seo Su-yeon (Korean: 서수연, born January 8, 1986) is a South Korean para table tennis player.[1][4] She won a silver medal and a bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5] She also won two silver medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is coached by Cho Jae-kwan.[2]

Seo Su-yeon
Seo before the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1986-01-08) January 8, 1986
Mokpo,[1] South Jeolla, South Korea
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class2 (formerly 3)
Highest ranking1 (November 2015)[3]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C1–2
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoSingles C1–2
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C1–3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 LaskoSingles C1-2
Silver medal – second place2014 GwangjuSingles C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2014 GwangjuTeams C1–3
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonSingles C1–2
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2018 JakartaSingles C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2018 JakartaTeams C2–5
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanSingles C1–2
Silver medal – second place2015 AmmanTeams C1–3
Silver medal – second place2017 BeijingTeams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2013 BeijingTeams C1–3
In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.

When she was 18, Seo aspired to be a model and visited a hospital to correct her posture. Instead, she was paralysed by an injection. She began playing table tennis while she fought the hospital in courts.[6]

References
  1. "IPTTF Profile - Seo Su Yeon". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 31 March 2019.
  2. "Seo Su-Yeon". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Seo Su Yeon Ranking History". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Athlete Bio". Paralympic.org. 31 March 2019.
  5. "Su-Yeon Seo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. "모델이 되고 싶었던 평범한 소녀는 꿈 대신 탁구를 들고 세계랭킹 1위의 휠체어 탁구선수가 됐다". Yonhap News Agency. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2019-12-13.


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