Yoo Nam-kyu

Yoo Nam-kyu
Personal information
Full nameYoo Nam-kyu
Nationality South Korea
Born (1968-06-04) 4 June 1968
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulSingles
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaDoubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 DortmundMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place1993 GothenburgMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1987 New DelhiDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1993 GothenburgDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1995 TianjinTeam
Bronze medal – third place1997 ManchesterTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1990 SeoulDoubles
Gold medal – first place1992 Las VegasDoubles
Gold medal – first place1995 AtlantaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1992 Ho Chi Minh CitySingles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1988 NiigataMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1990 Kuala LumpurMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place1988 NiigataSingles
Silver medal – second place1998 OsakaDoubles
Silver medal – second place1998 OsakaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1988 NiigataDoubles
Korean name
Hangul
유남규
Hanja
劉南奎
RRYu Namgyu
MRYu Namgyu

Yoo Nam-kyu (born June 4, 1968) is a former table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988, the 1992 and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Table tennis career

Olympics

In 1988 he won the gold medal in the men's singles and the bronze medal in the men's doubles together with Ahn Jae-hyung. Four years later he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles together with Kim Taek-soo. In Atlanta 1996 he won again the bronze medal in the men's doubles this time together with Lee Chul-seung.

World Championships

He won six World Championship medals[2][3] including a gold medal in the mixed doubles with Hyun Jung-hwa at the 1989 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]

Other

In the 1985/1986[5] season he played in the Swedish first league for Ängby SK. In 1986 he won the Asian Games both in singles and in team.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Yoo Namkyu". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  5. ↑ "TTStat.se > Lagprofil > Ängby SK".