Lee Ji-hoon (, born 9 April 1989) in

Suwon Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...

) is a South Korean

ice sledge hockey Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitat ...

player. He was part of the Korean team that won a bronze medal at the

2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...

. He lost his legs following an accident when he was 21.

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* 1989 births Living people South Korean sledge hockey players Paralympic bronze medalists for South Korea Paralympic sledge hockey players for South Korea Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Sportspeople from Suwon Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey {{Sledgehockey-bio-stub