Cho Jae-kwan

Cho Jae-kwan (Korean: 조재관; RR: Jo Jaegwan, born 5 October 1977[1]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, and a silver and a bronze at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Cho Jae-kwan
Born (1977-10-05) October 5, 1977
Gwangju, South Korea
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class1
Highest ranking4 (October 2008)[2]
Current ranking16 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea[3]
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeams C3
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingSingles C1
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeams C1–2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxTeams C1
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingTeams C1
FESPIC Games
Silver medal – second place1999 BangkokSingles C1
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanSingles C1
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Kuala LumpurSingles C1
Silver medal – second place2007 SeoulSingles C1
Silver medal – second place2011 Hong KongSingles C1
Silver medal – second place2013 BeijingSingles C1
FESPIC Championships
Bronze medal – third place1999 TaipeiSingles C1
In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

He sustained a spinal injury in a swimming pool accident in 1993, when he was a high school student. He began playing table tennis in 1997.[5]

References
  1. "조재관". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. "Cho Jae-kwan Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. "Cho Jae-kwan". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. "Jae Kwan Cho". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. "광주시 탁구 조재관선수 은메달 획득". Jeonnam News (in Korean). 11 September 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2020.


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