Nam Ki-won

Nam Ki-won (Korean: 남기원; RR: Nam Giwon, born 26 May 1966[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Nam Ki-won
Nam before the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1966-05-26) May 26, 1966
Boryeong,[1] South Chungcheong, South Korea
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class1
Highest ranking2 (June 2019)[2]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)[3]
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C1
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoSingles C1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingSingles C1
Silver medal – second place2017 BratislavaTeams C1
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaSingles C1
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeams C1–2
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingTeams C4
Bronze medal – third place2013 BeijingSingles C1
In this Korean name, the family name is Nam.

He had a spinal cord injury[1] during a traffic accident in 1996 and stayed in bed for fifteen years until 2011.[6]

References
  1. "IPTTF Profile - Nam KiWon". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. "Nam KiWon Ranking History". ITTF. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  3. "Nam Ki-Won". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Nam Kiwon". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. "Kiwon Nam". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  6. "-패럴림픽- 남자탁구 남기원, 패럴림픽 첫 출전에서 동메달". Yonhap News (in Korean). 2016-09-14. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-15.


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