Yoo Nam-kyu

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Yoo Nam-kyu
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Personal information
Full nameYoo Nam-kyu
Nationality South Korea
Medal record
Korean name
Hangul
유남규
Hanja
劉南奎
Revised RomanizationYu Namgyu
McCune–ReischauerYu Namgyu

Yoo Nam-kyu (born June 4, 1968) is a male former table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988, the 1992 and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Table tennis career[]

Olympics[]

In 1988 he won the gold medal in the men's singles and the bronze medal in the men's doubles together with Ahn Jae-hyung. Four years later he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles together with Kim Taek-soo. In Atlanta 1996 he won again the bronze medal in the men's doubles this time together with Lee Chul-seung.

World Championships[]

He won six World Championship medals[2][3] including a gold medal in the mixed doubles with Hyun Jung-hwa at the 1989 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]

Other[]

In the 1985/1986[5] season he played in the Swedish first league for Ängby SK. In 1986 he won the Asian Games both in singles and in team.

See also[]

  • List of table tennis players
  • List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References[]

  1. ^ "Yoo Namkyu". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  5. ^ http://www.ttstat.se/TeamProfile.aspx?teamId=27&tabId=PlayersPerSeason

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