Yoo Nam-kyu

Yoo Nam-kyu (born June 4, 1968) is a former table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988, the 1992 and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.
Yoo Nam-kyu
Personal information
Full nameYoo Nam-kyu
Nationality South Korea
Born (1968-06-04) 4 June 1968
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Dortmund Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Gothenburg Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 New Delhi Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Gothenburg Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Tianjin Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Manchester Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seoul Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1992 Las Vegas Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Niigata Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1990 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1988 Niigata Singles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Osaka Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Osaka Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Niigata Doubles
Korean name
Hangul
유남규
Hanja
劉南奎
Revised RomanizationYu Namgyu
McCune–ReischauerYu Namgyu

Table tennis career

Olympics

In 1988 he won the gold medal in the men's singles and the bronze medal in the men's doubles together with Ahn Jae-hyung. Four years later he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles together with Kim Taek-soo. In Atlanta 1996 he won again the bronze medal in the men's doubles this time together with Lee Chul-seung.

World Championships

He won six World Championship medals[2][3] including a gold medal in the mixed doubles with Hyun Jung-hwa at the 1989 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]

Other

In the 1985/1986[5] season he played in the Swedish first league for Ängby SK. In 1986 he won the Asian Games both in singles and in team.

See also

References
  1. "Yoo Namkyu". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  5. "TTStat.se > Lagprofil > Ängby SK".


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