JO Giseong

Republic of Korea

Date of Birth: 20 Dec 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S4,SB3

Place of birth: SEOUL

Birth Country:

Republic of Korea

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S4
	Men's 100m Freestyle - S4	5
	Men's 200m Freestyle - S4	7
	Men's 50m Backstroke - S4
	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB3	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB3 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB3 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S4 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S4 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S4 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S4 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S4 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S4 Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	50m Freestyle - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	39.30
1	100m Freestyle - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:23.36
1	200m Freestyle - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:01.67
World Championships
1	100m Freestyle - S4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:22.85
1	200m Freestyle - S4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:56.23
2	50m Freestyle - S4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	38.42
3	100m Freestyle - S4	2019	London, GBR	1:24.88
5	200m Freestyle - S4	2019	London, GBR	3:04.78
5	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2019	London, GBR	53.60
8	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:02.03
Asian Para Games
2	50m Freestyle - S4	2018	Jakarta, INA	40.48
2	100m Freestyle - S4	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:25.80
2	200m Freestyle - S4	2018	Jakarta, INA	3:05.58

Watching baseball. (news.joins.com, 31 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Korea Nazarene University, Cheonan, KOR

Languages spoken:

Busan Para Sports Association [Korea]

2014 for Korea, Asian Para Games in Incheon, Korea (sportsq.co.kr, 14 Jul 2015; Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)

He began swimming at age 12. (news.joins.com, 31 Jan 2020)

He became interested in the sport after watching Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan win gold in the 400m freestyle at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. A coach encouraged him to take up the sport, which was also beneficial for his rehabilitation. (munhwa.com, 10 Oct 2018; Athlete, 13 Jul 2015; gg.go.kr, 05 Nov 2013)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo before retiring from the Korean national team. (webzine.koreanpc.kr, 01 Aug 2020; news.joins.com, 31 Jan 2020)

Korean Para swimmer Lim Woo-Geun, Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan. (webzine.koreanpc.kr, 01 Aug 2020; munhwa.com, 10 Oct 2018)

His parents and his sister. (webzine.koreanpc.kr, 01 Aug 2020; koreatimes.com, 10 Sep 2016)

Philosophy:

"I never looked at any other sport. Because swimming was the door through which I communicated with the world. I think it gave me confidence and a bright personality." (webzine.koreanpc.kr, 01 Aug 2020)

He carried the Olympic torch during the relay for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (hankookilbo.com, 06 Nov 2017)

In 2017 he was presented with the Order of Sports Merit Cheongnyong [Blue Dragon] Medal by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Korea Sports Awards. At the same event, he also won the Overcoming Award. (dtnews24.com, 20 Oct 2017; seoul.co.kr, 13 Oct 2017; Instagram profile, 01 Jan 2021)

In 2017 he received the Outstanding Para Athlete Award at the Coca Cola Sports Awards in the Republic of Korea. (bokjinews.com, 14 Feb 2017)

He received the Best Athlete Award at the 2015 National Para Games in the Republic of Korea. (mews.mk.co.kr, 01 Nov 2015)

General Interest

Classification
S4, SB3, SM4 (IPC, 02 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (gg.go.kr, 05 Nov 2013)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (gg.go.kr, 05 Nov 2013)

Impairment Details
He was born with cerebral palsy. (gg.go.kr, 05 Nov 2013)

General
RETIREMENT PLANS
He says he plans to retire from international competition after the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. He took a break from his studies at Korea Nazarene University in Cheonan to focus on preparing for the Games. "After finishing the first semester of my fourth year in 2019, I took a leave of absence and went all-in to prepare for the Paralympics. It's difficult, but I try to think positively. Delaying the Games by one year may be a good thing. I will do my best with the thought that it is my last Paralympics." (webzine.koreanpc.kr, 01 Aug 2020; sports.chosun.com, 31 Mar 2020)

AMBITION
He hopes to become a psychologist after retiring from competitive Para swimming. "I'm thinking of studying for a masters' degree in psychology. I want to help people take their anxieties out of their heart. Not to avoid them but to overcome them." (webzine.koreanpc.kr, 01 Aug 2020)

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Legend

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

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