Cho Kyoung-hee (Korean조경희; RRJo Gyeonghui, born 26 August 1962[4]) is a South Korean retired para table tennis player. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[5] at age 50.

Cho Kyoung-hee
Personal information
Born (1962-08-26) 26 August 1962 (age 61)
Bucheon,[1] Gyeonggi, South Korea
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class3
Highest ranking10 (July 2011)[2]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea[3]
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Teams C1–3
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Amman Teams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Amman Singles C3
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Amman Teams C1–3

She began playing table tennis in 2005 at age 43, when a doctor advised her to exercise.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Oh Hye-jeong (17 September 2012). "런던 패럴림픽 탁구 단체전 은메달 획득". Gyeonggi Welfare News (in Korean). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Cho Kyoung-hee Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. ^ "IPTTF Profile - Cho Kyoung-hee". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Kyoung Hee Cho". London 2012 Paralympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Kyoung Hee Cho". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.