Kim Jung-gil

Kim Jung-gil (Korean: 김정길; RR: Gim Jeonggil, born 28 May 1986[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a gold at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, both in the Class 4–5 team event.[5]

For the martial arts practitioner, see Jung Kil Kim.
Kim Jung-gil
Kim at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1986-05-28) May 28, 1986
Gumi, North Gyeongsang,[1] South Korea
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class4
Highest ranking3 (June 2015)[3]
Current ranking6 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeams C4–5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2010 GwangjuSingles C4
Silver medal – second place2010 GwangjuTeams C4
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeams C4–5
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeams C4
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouSingles C4
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaSingles C4
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonSingles C4
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanSingles C4
Gold medal – first place2011 Hong KongTeams C4
Gold medal – first place2017 BeijingTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2009 AmmanTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2017 BeijingSingles C4
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

He sustained a debilitating injury while riding a mountain bike in 2004.[6] He began playing table tennis two years later.[2]

References
  1. "Kim Jung-gil". ITTF. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. "Kim Jung Gil". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. "Kim Jung-gil Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. "Kim Jung-Gil". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. "Jung Gil Kim". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. Kwon Seung-rock (4 October 2016). ""공부해야지" "이젠 즐길래"...달라서 강한 금빛짝꿍". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 17 January 2020.


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