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Nam Ki-won
Nam before the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1966-05-26) May 26, 1966 (age 58)
Boryeong,[1] South Chungcheong, South Korea
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class1
Highest ranking2 (June 2019)[3]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing Singles C1
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bratislava Teams C1
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Singles C1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Teams C1–2
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Teams C4
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Beijing Singles C1
In this Korean name, the family name is Nam.

Nam Ki-won (Korean: 남기원; RR: Nam Giwon, born 26 May 1966[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5]

He suffered a spinal cord injury[1] during a traffic accident in 1996 and stayed in bed for fifteen years until 2011.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "IPTTF Profile - Nam KiWon". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Nam Ki-Won". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Nam KiWon Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ^ "Nam Kiwon". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. ^ "Kiwon Nam". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  6. ^ "-패럴림픽- 남자탁구 남기원, 패럴림픽 첫 출전에서 동메달". Yonhap News (in Korean). 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2019-12-15.


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