Jeong Ho-won
South Korean Paralympic boccia player
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Jeong Ho-won (Korean: 정호원, born 12 February 1986) is a Paralympic boccia player from South Korea.
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| Born | 12 February 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boccia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics he won a bronze in individual - BC3 and shared a gold for pairs - BC3. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won a silver medal in the individual event.[1] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics he won a gold in individual and a silver in pairs.[2]
Personal life
He has cerebral palsy as a result of falling at age one.[1]
