CHO Wonsang

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	200m Freestyle - S14	2012	London, GBR	1:59.93
4	200m Individual Medley - SM14	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:17.76
7	100m Backstroke - S14	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:05.66
7	200m Freestyle - S14	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:00.83
13	100m Breaststroke - SB14	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:15.87
World Championships
1	200m Freestyle - S14	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:00.66
2	100m Butterfly - S14	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:01.27
2	200m Individual Medley - SM14	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:21.73
3	200m Freestyle - S14	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:59.86
5	200m Individual Medley - SM14	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:17.69
5	200m Freestyle - S14	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:00.35
11	100m Breaststroke - SB14	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:13.04
15	100m Backstroke - S14	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:07.93
Asian Para Games
2	200m Freestyle - S14	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:59.40
3	100m Butterfly - S14	2018	Jakarta, INA	58.86
5	200m Individual Medley - SM14	2018	Jakarta, INA	2:17.65

Athlete

Sports and Recreation Studies - Jungwon University, Korea

Korean

Suwon Para Sports Association [Korea]

Joo Gil Ho [national], KOR

He has represented the Republic of Korea in Para cross-country skiing, winning a gold medal at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. (news.chosun.com, 14 Mar 2017; kyeonggi.com, 11 Feb 2015, 16 Feb 2014)

2009 for Korea (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)

He sustained shoulder injuries at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. He injured his shoulder again in February 2015. (kyeonggi.com, 11 Feb 2015; kyeonggi.com, 24 Oct 2014)

In 2011 he damaged a tendon in his shoulder. (DKNET YouTube channel, 15 Apr 2021; kyeongin.com, 26 Apr 2020)

He began swimming in 2000 at the Central Christian Academy in the Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017, 13 Jul 2015)

His parents made him learn to swim as a way of improving his concentration. A teacher noticed his talent for the sport and encouraged him to pursue it further. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015; kyeonggi.com, 24 Oct 2014)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo before retiring from competition, and to become a coach. (koreatimestx.com, 19 Apr 2021; kyeongin.com, 26 Apr 2020)

Winning bronze in the S14 200m freestyle at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, claiming bronze in the S14 200m at the 2013 World Championships in Montreal , QC, Canada, and triumphing in the SM14 200m individual medley at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)

His physical education teacher Lee Eun-Ho, and former president of the Korean Paralympic Committee Lee Myung-Ho. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017; sports.chosun.com, 09 Oct 2018)

"If we do all the best, our dreams will come true." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

In 2018 he received the Maengho Medal, the second highest order of sport merit given by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the Republic of Korea. (sports.chosun.com, 14 Oct 2018)

In 2014 he was presented with a Medal of Merit by the Suwon Para Sports Association in the Republic of Korea. (kihoilbo.co.kr, 15 Dec 2014)

He received the Most Valuable Player [MVP] Award at the 2011 National Para Games in the Republic of Korea. (icsrd.or.kr, 21 Oct 2011)