Kim Young-gun (, born 24 November 1984) is a South Korean
para table tennis
Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can ...
player. He has participated in four
Summer Paralympic Games
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...
and has won twelve titles in
Asian Para Table Tennis Championships Asian Para Table Tennis Championships are a biennial sports event for para table tennis players who represent an Asian country. It debuted in 2005 as Asia and Oceania Championships but separated in 2013.
Locations
The competitor numbers are of Asia ...
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He is coached by
Kim Byoung-young.
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Personal life
His impairment came as a result of developing acute transverse myelitis
Transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare neurological condition wherein the spinal cord is inflamed. The adjective ''transverse'' implies that the spinal inflammation (myelitis) extends horizontally throughout the cross section of the spinal cord; the ...
in 1997.
References
Living people
Paralympic medalists in table tennis
Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
1984 births
Paralympic silver medalists for South Korea
Paralympic gold medalists for South Korea
Sportspeople from South Jeolla Province
Paralympic table tennis players for South Korea
South Korean male table tennis players
Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
FESPIC Games competitors
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
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