IN Kyo Don

Republic of Korea

Date of Birth: 27 Jun 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: INCHEON

Birth Country:

Republic of Korea

Place of residence : DAEGU

Residence Country:

Republic of Korea

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Taekwondo	Men +80kg	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men +80kg Round of 16 #410 AFG MANSOURI FMANSOURI Farzad 12 KOR IN KDIN Kyo Don 13 PTF	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men +80kg Quarterfinal #422 KOR IN KDIN Kyo Don 10 PTF KAZ ZHAPAROV RZHAPAROV Ruslan 2	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men +80kg Semifinal #428 KOR IN KDIN Kyo Don 6 MKD GEORGIEVSKI DGEORGIEVSKI Dejan 12 PTF	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men +80kg Bronze Medal Contests #438 KOR IN KDIN Kyo Don 5 PTF SLO TRAJKOVIC IKTRAJKOVIC Ivan Konrad 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	-87kg	2017	Muju, KOR
Quarterfinal	+87kg	2019	Manchester, GBR
4th Round	-80kg	2011	Gyeongju, KOR

Asian Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	+87kg	2018	Ho Chi Minh City, VIE

Grand Prix Final

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	+80kg	2019	Moscow, RUS
2	+80kg	2018	Fujairah, UAE
2	+80kg	2017	Abidjan, CIV

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	+80kg	2019	Chiba, JPN
1	+80kg	2018	Moscow, RUS
1	+80kg	2017	London, GBR
2	+80kg	2019	Sofia, BUL
2	+80kg	2018	Manchester, GBR
2	+80kg	2018	Rome, ITA
2	+80kg	2017	Moscow, RUS
3	+80kg	2017	Rabat, MAR
Quarterfinal	+80kg	2018	Taoyuan, TPE
2nd Round	+80kg	2019	Rome, ITA

Magician of the Third Round, The Bear (koreataekwondo.co.kr, 01 Dec 2019; mastkd.com, 13 Jan 2018)

Occupation:

Coaching - Yong In University , Republic of Korea

Languages spoken:

Korea Gas Corporation [Republic of Korea]

Park Jong-Man [club], KOR; Lee Chang-Geon [national], KOR

He began taekwondo in the first grade of primary school, and took up the sport competitively in the fourth grade. (tkdnews.com, 14 Oct 2010; koreataekwondo.co.kr, 01 Dec 2019)

He followed his friend to a taekwondo centre and was encouraged to begin the sport by the instructor. "When I saw kicks for the first time, I was fascinated by the sport. I watched athletes practise until the centre closed." (tkdnews.com, 14 Oct 2010; amc.seoul.kr, 01 Oct 2019)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (amc.seoul.kr, 01 Oct 2019)

His family, especially his mother. (w-taekwondo.com, 08 Apr 2018)

Philosophy:

"I live for my happiness." (Instagram profile, 14 Dec 2020)

He was presented with the Best Kick of the Year Award at the 2019 World Taekwondo Gala Awards in Moscow, Russian Federation. (World Taekwondo Facebook page, 17 Dec 2019)

In 2016 he received the Best Athlete of the Year Award from the Daegu Sports Council in the Republic of Korea. (news.imaeil.com, 16 Feb 2019)

General Interest

General
OVERCOMING CANCER
He was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma at age 22 in 2014. Having undergone surgery and chemotherapy, he was declared cancer-free in August 2019. "I believed that the hard times would be temporary and I would have more days to live. As I was given a new life, it has made me live as new me, not old me." (koreataekwondo.co.kr, 01 Dec 2019; amc.seoul.kr, 01 Oct 2019; spotvnews.co.kr, 21 Oct 2019; news.sbs.co.kr, 27 Jun 2017)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in physical education at Yong In University in the Republic of Korea. (naver.com, 27 Nov 2020)

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Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
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