Nam Ki-won

Nam Ki-won
Nam before the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1966-05-26) 26 May 1966
Boryeong,[1] South Chungcheong, South Korea
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)[2]
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class1
Highest ranking2 (June 2019)[3]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C1
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoSingles C1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingSingles C1
Silver medal – second place2017 BratislavaTeams C1
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaSingles C1
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeams C1–2
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouSingles C1
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingTeams C4
Bronze medal – third place2013 BeijingSingles C1

Nam Ki-won (Korean: 남기원; RR: Nam Giwon, born 26 May 1966[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Personal life

He had a spinal cord injury[1] during a traffic accident in 1996 and stayed in bed for fifteen years until 2011.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "IPTTF Profile - Nam KiWon". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Nam Ki-Won". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nam KiWon Ranking History". ITTF. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Nam Kiwon – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kiwon Nam". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "-패럴림픽- 남자탁구 남기원, 패럴림픽 첫 출전에서 동메달". Yonhap News (in Korean). 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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