In "The Bear" Kyo-don | |
Nickname: | The Bear |
Nationality: | South Korean |
Birth Date: | 27 June 1992 |
Birth Place: | Incheon, South Korea |
Residence: | Daegu, South Korea |
Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet) |
Sport: | Taekwondo |
Event: | Heavyweight |
Universityteam: | Yongin University |
Show-Medals: | yes |
In Kyo-don 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]
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]