Lee Hae-gon
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Born | (1953-10-08) 8 October 1953 (age 70) Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (March 1998)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hangul | 이해곤 |
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Hanja | 李海坤 |
Revised Romanization | I Haegon |
McCune–Reischauer | I 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
- ^ a b c d Kim Min-gyu. "장애인 탁구의 전설 이해곤". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Lee Hae-kon Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Lee Hae-kon". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "이해곤". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ a b Park Shin-hong (8 November 2000). "장애인올림픽 탁구 4연패 이해곤씨". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
External links
- Lee Hae-gon at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Lee Hae-gon at the International Paralympic Committee
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