Kim Seong-ok
Born (1967-03-27) 27 March 1967
Sunchang County, North Jeolla, South Korea[1]
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class7 (formerly 8)
Highest ranking2 (July 2016)[3]
Current ranking5 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C7
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 LaskoSingles C7
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeams C6–7
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonSingles C6–7
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeams C6–8
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaSingles C7
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouSingles C7
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 TaichungTeams C6–7
Silver medal – second place2019 TaichungSingles C7
Silver medal – second place2017 BeijingTeams C6–7
Silver medal – second place2015 AmmanTeams C6–10

Kim Seong-ok (Korean: 김성옥; RR: Gim Seong-ok, born March 27, 1967) is a South Korean para table tennis player.[4]

Career

She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the Women's individual Class 7 table tennis competition.[5]

Personal life

She had polio at birth.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "IPTTF Profile - KIM Seongok". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 17 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kim Seong-Ok". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kim Seongok Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. ↑ "Athlete Profile - Table Tennis - Kim Seong-Ok". Paralympic.org. 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Amundson, Quinton (13 September 2016). "Stephanie Chan wants more Canadian women to play her sport". CBC News. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "<패럴림픽> 김성옥 "아들 운동회 때 함께 달리지 못한 한을 풀었다"". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2019-12-13.


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