In Kyo-don

In Kyo-don (Korean: 인교돈; RR: In Gyodon) also known as "The Bear"[1] (born June 27, 1992) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.[2][3] He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Slam on the heavyweight category.[4]

In "The Bear" Kyo-don
Personal information
Nickname(s)The Bear
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1992-06-27) June 27, 1992
Incheon, South Korea
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Heavyweight
University teamYongin University
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo+80 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Muju 87 kg
Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuxi +80 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 London +80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Moscow +80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Moscow +80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Abidjan +80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rome +80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rabat +80 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ho Chi Minh City +87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Manila 87 kg
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2015 Gwangju 87 kg

Biography

He began to be interested in taekwondo after seeing a taekwondo kick demonstration in a local dojo during first year of elementary school.[5]He was diagnosed with stage 2 lymphoma in 2014, which was completely cured in 2019.[5]

References
  1. Dept, WT Communications (2017-11-15). "In 'The Bear' Kyo-don: Fighting Back - World Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. "KYO-DON IN - STARS - World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series &2020 Taekwondo QualificationSeries". www.worldtaekwondograndslam.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. Dept, WT Communications (2018-01-13). "Kyo-Don In and So-Hui Kim triumph at World Taekwondo Grand Slam - World Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. "암 극복한 인교돈, 올림픽 메달 한 풀었다". 27 July 2021.


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