Lee Hae-gon

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Hae-gon
Born (1953-10-08) 8 October 1953 (age 71)
Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class1
Highest ranking1 (March 1998)[2]
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea[3]
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Singles 1A
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Teams 1A
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Teams C1
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Singles C1
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Singles C1
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Teams C1–2
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Teams C1–2
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Singles C1
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Singles C1
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Teams C1–2
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Singles C1
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Teams C1–2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Taipei Singles C1
Gold medal – first place 2002 Taipei Teams C1–2
Gold medal – first place 2006 Montreux Teams C1
Silver medal – second place 1998 Paris Singles C1
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C1
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Singles C1
Asia and Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Seoul Singles C1
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C1
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Osaka Teams C1–2
Silver medal – second place 1999 Taipei Singles C1
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Hong Kong Singles C1–2
Lee Hae-gon
Hangul
이해곤
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Haegon
McCune–ReischauerI Haekon

Lee Hae-gon (Korean: 이해곤, born 8 October 1953[4][5]) is a South Korean retired para table tennis player. He has medalled at every Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2008, for a total of seven gold, one silver, and four bronze medals.[1]

Lee, the seventh of eight children in a poor family, enlisted in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps in 1971.[6] The Marine Corps had created a special force to infiltrate North Korea following the Blue House raid, and Lee and other recruits underwent harsh training in Manisan. During one night training session in July 1973,[6] he fell off a cliff and sustained a spinal cord injury. He spent six years in bed, before a missionary persuaded him to try table tennis for rehabilitation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kim Min-gyu. "장애인 탁구의 전설 이해곤". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Lee Hae-kon Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Lee Hae-kon". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "이해곤". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  6. ^ a b Park Shin-hong (8 November 2000). "장애인올림픽 탁구 4연패 이해곤씨". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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