Seo Su-yeon explained

Seo Su-yeon
Birth Date:8 January 1986
Birth Place:Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea
Playingstyle:Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability Class:2 (formerly 3)
Highest Rank:1 (November 2015)[1]
Current Rank:3 (February 2020)
Height:174 cm
Weight:60 kg[2]

Seo Su-yeon (born January 8, 1986) is a South Korean para table tennis player.[3] [4] She won a silver medal and a bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5] She also won two silver medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is coached by Cho Jae-kwan.[2]

Personal life

When she was 18, Seo aspired to be a model and visited a hospital to correct her posture. Instead, she was paralysed by an injection. She began playing table tennis while she fought the hospital in courts.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seo Su Yeon Ranking History. International Para Table Tennis Federation. 2 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Seo Su-Yeon. International Paralympic Committee. 2 February 2020.
  3. Web site: IPTTF Profile - Seo Su Yeon. 31 March 2019. International Para Table Tennis Federation.
  4. Web site: Athlete Bio. 31 March 2019. Paralympic.org.
  5. Web site: Su-Yeon Seo. International Paralympic Committee. 13 December 2019.
  6. Web site: 모델이 되고 싶었던 평범한 소녀는 꿈 대신 탁구를 들고 세계랭킹 1위의 휠체어 탁구선수가 됐다. 2016-04-20. Yonhap News Agency. 2019-12-13.