Kim Jung-gil explained

Kim Jung-gil
Birth Date:28 May 1986
Birth Place:Gumi, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Playingstyle:Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability Class:4
Highest Rank:3 (June 2015)[1]
Current Rank:6 (February 2020)
Height:183 cm[2]
Weight:70 kg[3]

Kim Jung-gil (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]

Personal life

He sustained a debilitating injury while riding a mountain bike in 2004.[6] He began playing table tennis two years later.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim Jung-gil Ranking History . ipttc.org . . 17 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Kim Jung-gil . ipttc.org . . 17 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Kim Jung Gil . ipc.infostradasports.com . . 28 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Kim Jung-Gil . Rio 2016 Paralympics . . 17 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Jung Gil Kim . Paralympic.org . . 17 January 2020.
  6. Web site: "공부해야지" "이젠 즐길래"...달라서 강한 금빛짝꿍 . ko . 4 October 2016 . Kwon Seung-rock . 17 January 2020 . The Hankyoreh.