Nam Ki-won explained

Nam Ki-won
Birth Date:26 May 1966
Birth Place:Boryeong,[1] South Chungcheong, South Korea
Playingstyle:Left-handed shakehand grip
Disability Class:1
Highest Rank:2 (June 2019)[2]
Current Rank:3 (February 2020)
Height:172 cm[3]
Weight:51 kg

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

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IPTTF Profile - Nam KiWon . 15 December 2019 . International Para Table Tennis Federation . 15 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215165428/http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/4656 . live.
  2. Web site: Nam KiWon Ranking History . . 15 December 2019 . 15 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215165428/http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/4656/rankings . live.
  3. Web site: Nam Ki-Won . IPC.infostradasports.com . . 2 February 2020 . 26 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326144648/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=1533045&WinterGames=0 . live.
  4. Web site: Nam Kiwon – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . Paralympic.org . . 15 December 2019 . 15 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215223522/https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016/schedule-results/info-live-results/rio-2016/eng/zb/engzb_table-tennis-athlete-profile-n1276655-nam-kiwon.htm . live.
  5. Web site: Kiwon Nam . Paralympic.org . . 15 December 2019 . 16 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191216013905/https://www.paralympic.org/kiwon-nam-0 . live.
  6. Web site: -패럴림픽- 남자탁구 남기원, 패럴림픽 첫 출전에서 동메달 . ko . 14 September 2016 . 15 December 2019 . . 15 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215165431/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20160914004400007 . live.