Cha Soo-yong
Cha at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1980-08-30) August 30, 1980
Daegu,[1] South Korea
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class2
Highest ranking3 (June 2019)[3]
Current ranking5 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C1–2
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 BeijingTeams C2
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeams C1–2
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaSingles C2
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouSingles C2
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonSingles C2
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanSingles C2
Gold medal – first place2017 BeijingTeams C1–2
Gold medal – first place2019 TaichungTeams C1–2
Silver medal – second place2013 BeijingSingles C2
Silver medal – second place2017 BeijingSingles C2
Bronze medal – third place2019 TaichungSingles C2

Cha Soo-yong (Korean: 차수용; RR: Cha Suyong, born 30 August 1980[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5] He is coached by Choi Kyoung-sik.[2]

Personal life

His disability is congenital.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "IPTTF Profile - Cha Soo Yong". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cha Soo-Yong". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cha Soo Yong Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cha Soo Yong". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Soo Yong Cha". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 January 2020.


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