Seo Su-yeon

{{short description|South Korean para table tennis player}}

{{Infobox table tennis player

| name = Seo Su-yeon

| image = Seo Su-yeon Team Korea Rio Paralympic (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Seo before the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|1|8}}

| birth_place = Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea

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| playingstyle = Right-handed shakehand grip

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| disability_class = 2 (formerly 3)

| highest_rank = 1 (November 2015){{cite web|url=http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/3080/rankings|title=Seo Su Yeon Ranking History|website=International Para Table Tennis Federation|accessdate=2 February 2020}}

| current_rank = 3 (February 2020)

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| height = 174 cm

| weight = 60 kg{{cite web|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=1312284&WinterGames=0|title=Seo Su-Yeon|website=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=2 February 2020}}{{dead link|date=February 2024}}

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{{Medal|Sport|Women's para table tennis}}

{{Medal|Country|{{KOR}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}

{{Medal|Silver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Singles C1–2}}

{{Medal|Silver|2020 Tokyo|Singles C1–2}}

{{Medal|Silver|2020 Tokyo|Teams C1–3}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Paris|Doubles WD5}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Teams C1–3}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Paris|Singles WS1-2}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Lasko|Singles C1-2}}

{{Medal|Silver|2014 Gwangju|Singles C1–3}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Gwangju|Teams C1–3}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Para Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Hangzhou|Singles C1–2}}

{{Medal|Silver|2014 Incheon|Singles C1–2}}

{{Medal|Silver|2014 Incheon|Teams C1–3}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Jakarta|Singles C1–3}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Jakarta|Teams C2–5}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2015 Amman|Singles C1–2}}

{{Medal|Silver|2015 Amman|Teams C1–3}}

{{Medal|Silver|2017 Beijing|Teams C1–3}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2013 Beijing|Teams C1–3}}

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{{family name hatnote|Seo||lang=Korean}}

Seo Su-yeon ({{korean|서수연}}, born January 8, 1986) is a South Korean para table tennis player.{{Cite web|url=http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/3080|title=IPTTF Profile - Seo Su Yeon|date=31 March 2019|website=International Para Table Tennis Federation}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/rio-2016/eng/zb/engzb_table-tennis-athlete-profile-n1276669-seo-su-yeon.htm|title=Athlete Bio|date=31 March 2019|website=Paralympic.org}} She won a silver medal and a bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/su-yeon-seo|title=Su-Yeon Seo|website=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=13 December 2019}} She also won two silver medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is coached by Cho Jae-kwan.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.insight.co.kr/newsRead.php?ArtNo=58885|title=모델이 되고 싶었던 평범한 소녀는 꿈 대신 탁구를 들고 세계랭킹 1위의 휠체어 탁구선수가 됐다|date=2016-04-20|website=Yonhap News Agency|accessdate=2019-12-13}}

References

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