Seo Su-yeon

Seo Su-yeon
Personal information
Born (1986-01-08) January 8, 1986
Mokpo,[1] South Jeolla, South Korea
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class2 (formerly 3)
Highest ranking1 (November 2015)[3]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C1–2
2020 Tokyo Singles C1–2
2020 Tokyo Teams C1–3
2024 Paris Doubles WD5
2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C1–3
2024 Paris Singles WS1-2
World Championships
2018 Lasko Singles C1-2
2014 Gwangju Singles C1–3
2014 Gwangju Teams C1–3
Asian Para Games
2022 Hangzhou Singles C1–2
2014 Incheon Singles C1–2
2014 Incheon Teams C1–3
2018 Jakarta Singles C1–3
2018 Jakarta Teams C2–5
Asian Championships
2015 Amman Singles C1–2
2015 Amman Teams C1–3
2017 Beijing Teams C1–3
2013 Beijing Teams C1–3

Seo Su-yeon (Korean서수연, born January 8, 1986) is a South Korean para table tennis player.[1][4] She won a silver medal and a bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5] She also won two silver medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is coached by Cho Jae-kwan.[2]

Personal life

When she was 18, Seo aspired to be a model and visited a hospital to correct her posture. Instead, she was paralysed by an injection. She began playing table tennis while she fought the hospital in courts.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "IPTTF Profile - Seo Su Yeon". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 31 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Seo Su-Yeon". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Seo Su Yeon Ranking History". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Athlete Bio". Paralympic.org. 31 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Su-Yeon Seo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ "모델이 되고 싶었던 평범한 소녀는 꿈 대신 탁구를 들고 세계랭킹 1위의 휠체어 탁구선수가 됐다". Yonhap News Agency. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2019-12-13.