Yoo Byung-hoon (born June 30, 1972) is a

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

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from

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competing mainly in category T53 middle-distance events.

Career

Yoo competed at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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. He competed in the T53 400m, T53 800m and the T54 1500m without medaling, he also competed in the South Korean teams in the 4 × 400 m and the bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 m team.

External links

profile on paralympic.org
Paralympic athletes for South Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for South Korea Living people 1972 births Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) South Korean wheelchair racers 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 {{SouthKorea-Paralympic-medalist-stub