Ri Chol-guk explained

Ri Chol-guk
Birth Date:25 December 1985
Birth Place:Pyongyang, North Korea
Weight:590NaN0
Playingstyle:Right-handed, penhold
Equipment:Butterfly
Club:Kigwancha Sports Club
Hrank:82 (March 2012)
Crank:86 (May 2012)
Show-Medals:yes
Hangul:철국
Rr:Lee Cheol-guk
Mr:Ri Chol-guk
Context:north

Ri Chol-guk (Korean: 이철국; born December 25, 1985, in Pyongyang) is a North Korean table tennis player.[1] As of May 2012, Ri is ranked no. 86 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Ri is a member of the table tennis team for Kigwancha Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Kim Jin Myong.[3] He is also right-handed, and uses the penhold grip.[3]

Ri qualified for the men's singles tournament, along with his teammates Jang Song-Man and Kim Hyok-Bong, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 7 seeded players from the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.[4] [5] He received a single bye for the first round match, before losing out to Austria's Robert Gardos, with a set score of 3–4.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Ri Chol-Guk . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203211958/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/ri-chol-guk-1.html . 3 December 2016 . 3 March 2013.
  2. Web site: ITTF World Ranking – Ri Chol-Guk . . 3 March 2013.
  3. Web site: ITTF World Player Profile – Ri Chol-Guk . . 3 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Players Qualified for the Olympic Games . . 25 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815012958/http://ittf.com/World_Events/Olympic_games_2008/Olympics_08_players_list_Final_28_Jul_2008.pdf . 15 August 2012.
  5. News: Marshall . Ian . Wang Nan Secures Place in Beijing Olympic Games . . 8 March 2008 . 3 March 2013.
  6. Web site: Men's Singles First Round . . 3 March 2013.
  7. News: Gutsy Gardos to reach round two . . 19 August 2008 . 3 March 2013.