In Kyo-don (Korean: 인교돈; RR: In Gyodon) also known as "The Bear"[1] (born June 27, 1992) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.[2][3] He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Slam on the heavyweight category.[4]
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| Nickname | The Bear | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 27, 1992 Incheon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Yongin University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editHe began to be interested in taekwondo after seeing a taekwondo kick demonstration in a local dojo during first year of elementary school.[5] He was diagnosed with stage 2 lymphoma in 2014, which was completely cured in 2019.[5]
References
edit- ^ Dept, WT Communications (2017-11-15). "In 'The Bear' Kyo-don: Fighting Back - World Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "KYO-DON IN - STARS - World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series &2020 Taekwondo QualificationSeries". www.worldtaekwondograndslam.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Dept, WT Communications (2018-01-13). "Kyo-Don In and So-Hui Kim triumph at World Taekwondo Grand Slam - World Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ a b "암 극복한 인교돈, 올림픽 메달 한 풀었다". 27 July 2021.
External links
edit- In Kyo-don at TaekwondoData.com
- In Kyo-don at Olympedia
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