Cha Soo-yong
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_IMG_5140_(37237873905).jpg) Cha at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 August 1980 Daegu,[1] South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 3 (June 2019)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 5 (February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cha Soo-yong (Korean: 차수용; RR: Cha Suyong, born 30 August 1980[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5] He is coached by Choi Kyoung-sik.[2]
Personal life
[edit]His disability is congenital.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "IPTTF Profile - Cha Soo Yong". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cha Soo-Yong". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Cha Soo Yong Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Cha Soo Yong – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Soo Yong Cha". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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- Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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