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

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]

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. 1 2 "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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