Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment
Classification
S14, SB14, SM14
Further personal information
Residence
Daejeon, KOR
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Korean
Higher education
Woosong University: Daejeon, KOR
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming in his sixth year of primary school in Daejeon, Korea.
Why this sport?
His mother took him to a swimming centre, because she wanted him to lose weight and make friends there. A coach noticed his talent for the sport and encouraged him to take it up seriously.
Club / Team
Daejeon Para Sports Association: Korea
Name of coach
Kang Jong-Jin [club], KOR; Kim Han Soo [national], KOR
International debut
Year
2003
Competing for
Korea
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning his first medal at the National Para Games. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol
Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)
Awards and honours
He was presented with the Proud Daejeon Citizen Award in 2010. (dtnews24.com, 20 Dec 2010)
Impairment
He has autism. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-02 | 6 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Final Round | 2012-09-06 | 4 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-06 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Final 1 | 2013-08-16 | 6 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-16 | 5 | |
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-18 | 2 | |
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Final 1 | 2013-08-18 | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Final 1 | 2015-07-13 | 6 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Heat 3 | 2015-07-13 | 6 | |
Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-15 | 18 | |
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Final 1 | 2015-07-17 | 7 | |
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Heat 3 | 2015-07-17 | 8 | |
Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-19 | 20 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-14 | 3 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Final Round | 2016-09-14 | 6 | |
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-17 | 3 |