SEO Su Yeon

8 Jan 1986
35
Female
2
MOKPO
 
Republic of Korea
GWANGJU
 
Republic of Korea

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Women's Team - Classes 1-3 2 Silver Medal
Women's Singles - Classes 1-2 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 7
KSA
ALMYRISL MALMYRISL Maryam
 Sport Class: 1
0
KOR
SEO SYSEO Su Yeon
 Sport Class: 2
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 8
RPC
PUSHPASHEVA NPUSHPASHEVA Nadezhda
 Sport Class: 2
2
KOR
SEO SYSEO Su Yeon
 Sport Class: 2
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6
SRB
PRVULOVIC APRVULOVIC Ana
 Sport Class: 2
0
KOR
SEO SYSEO Su Yeon
 Sport Class: 2
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6
BRA
da SILVA OLIVEIRAda SILVA OLIVEIRA Catia Cristina
 Sport Class: 2
1
KOR
SEO SYSEO Su Yeon
 Sport Class: 2
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6
KOR
SEO SYSEO Su Yeon
 Sport Class: 2
1
CHN
LIU JLIU Jing
 Sport Class: 2
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 8
BRA
Brazil
1
KOR
Republic of Korea
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 8
CRO
Croatia
0
KOR
Republic of Korea
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6
CHN
China
2
KOR
Republic of Korea
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
2Singles - Classes 1-22016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3Team - Classes 1-32016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1Singles - Classes 1-22018Lasko, SLO
2Singles - Classes 1-22014Beijing, CHN
3Team - Classes 1-32014Beijing, CHN
Asian Para Games
3Women's Singles Class 1-32018Jakarta, INA
3Women's Team Class 2-52018Jakarta, INA
:
Watching movies, washing her car. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)
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Athlete
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Korean
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Gwangju Metropolitan City [Korea]
:
Cho Jae-Kwan [club], KOR
:
Right (yna.co.kr, 20 Apr 2016)
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She has sustained rotator cuff, shoulder ligament and right wrist injuries during her sporting career. (yna.co.kr, 20 Apr 2016; chosun.com, 13 Sep 2016)
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2013 (Athlete Media YouTube channel, 14 Jun 2013)
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She took up the sport in 2006. In 2011 she and her family moved from Mokpo, Republic of Korea, to Gwangju, Republic of Korea, so she could train with coach Cho Jae-Kwan. (chosun.com, 13 Sep 2016; Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)
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Her father suggested she begin playing table tennis as part of her rehabilitation. "I didn't feel pain when I played table tennis. If I didn't have table tennis in my life, I would spend my time meaninglessly. The sport gave me a new life." (news.sbs.co.kr, 12 Sep 2016; chosun.com, 13 Sep 2016; star.ohmynews.com, 23 Jun 2016)
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To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)
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Winning gold at the 2015 Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)
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"Never regret." (Athlete, 20 May 2016, 25 Aug 2021)
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She received a Fair Play Award at the 2016 MBN Women's Sports Awards in the Republic of Korea. (Korean Paralympic Committee Naver blog, 27 Jun 2016)
Legend
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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