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Seo Su-yeon (Korean: 서수연, born January 8, 1986) is a South Korean para table tennis player.[1][4] She won a silver medal and a bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5] She also won two silver medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is coached by Cho Jae-kwan.[2]

Born (1986-01-08) January 8, 1986 (age 40)
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
SportTable tennis
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Seo Su-yeon
Personal information
Born (1986-01-08) January 8, 1986 (age 40)
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class2 (formerly 3)
Highest ranking1 (November 2015)[3]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C1–2
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoSingles C1–2
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeams C1–3
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisDoubles WD5
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisSingles WS1-2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 LaskoSingles C1-2
Silver medal – second place2014 GwangjuSingles C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2014 GwangjuTeams C1–3
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouDoubles WD5
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouMixed Doubles MD4
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonSingles C1–2
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2018 JakartaSingles C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2018 JakartaTeams C2–5
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanSingles C1–2
Silver medal – second place2015 AmmanTeams C1–3
Silver medal – second place2017 BeijingTeams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2013 BeijingTeams C1–3
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Personal life

When she was 18, Seo aspired to be a model and visited a hospital to correct her posture. Instead, she was paralysed by an injection. She began playing table tennis while she fought the hospital in courts.[6]

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