Yoo Byung-hoon
South Korean Paralympic athlete
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Yoo Byung-hoon (born June 30, 1972) is a Paralympian athlete from South Korea competing mainly in category T53 middle-distance events.[1]
Born30 June 1972
SportParalympic athletics
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Medal record
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Career
Yoo competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He competed in the T53 400m,[2] T53 800m[3] and the T54 1500m[4] without medaling, he also competed in the South Korean teams in the 4 × 400 m[5] and the bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 m team.[6]
Yoo also competed in the following games:[1]
- 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, Netherlands.
- 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 2012 London Paralympic Games
- 2013 IPC Athletics World Championshios in Lyon, France
- 2016 Rio Paralympic Games
- 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London
- 2019 Dubai World Para Athletics Championships
- 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games
