Choi Il-sang
Choi at the 2010 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born (1975-07-15) July 15, 1975
Gumi, North Gyeongsang,[1] South Korea
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class4
Highest ranking2 (December 2013)[3]
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeams C4–5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2006 MontreuxTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2010 GwangjuTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2014 BeijingSingles C4
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeams C4–5
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonSingles C4
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Kuala LumpurTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanTeams C4
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Kuala LumpurTeams C4
Gold medal – first place2011 Hong KongTeams C4
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingTeams C4
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanSingles C4
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2007 SeoulTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2009 AmmanSingles C4
Silver medal – second place2009 AmmanTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2011 Hong KongSingles C4
Silver medal – second place2013 BeijingSingles C4
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaTeams C4

Choi Il-sang (Korean: 최일상; RR: Choe Ilsang, born 15 July 1975[4]) is a South Korean retired para table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a gold at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, both in the Class 4–5 team event.[5]

His disability is congenital. His coach was Choi Kyoung-sik.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Choi Il Sang". ITTF. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Choi Il Sang". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Choi Il Sang Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Choi Ilsang". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Il Sang Choi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.


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