Cha Soo-yong

Cha Soo-yong
Cha at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1980-08-30) 30 August 1980
Daegu,[1] South Korea
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class2
Highest ranking3 (June 2019)[3]
Current ranking5 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C1–2
2024 Paris Doubles MD4
2024 Paris Men's singles C2
World Championships
2014 Beijing Teams C2
Asian Para Games
2018 Jakarta Teams C1–2
2018 Jakarta Singles C2
2022 Hangzhou Singles C2
2014 Incheon Singles C2
Asian Championships
2015 Amman Singles C2
2017 Beijing Teams C1–2
2019 Taichung Teams C1–2
2013 Beijing Singles C2
2017 Beijing Singles C2
2019 Taichung Singles C2
In this Korean name, the family name is Cha.

Cha Soo-yong (Korean: 차수용; RR: Cha Suyong, born 30 August 1980[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5] He is coached by Choi Kyoung-sik.[2]

Personal life

His disability is congenital.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "IPTTF Profile - Cha Soo Yong". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cha Soo-Yong". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Cha Soo Yong Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Cha Soo Yong – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Soo Yong Cha". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 January 2020.


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