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| Born | 13 February 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joo Jeong-hun (born 13 February 1994) [1] is a South Korean para taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2]
South Korea participated in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar on 1–15 December 2006. South Korea ranked 2nd with 58 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.
The 2020 Summer Paralympics, branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Para taekwondo is an adaptation of taekwondo for disabled sportspeople. The sport's main governing body is World Taekwondo (WT). New disciplines such as kyorugi and poomsae, both martial arts forms, have been developed for para-athletes. On January 31, 2017, Para Taekwondo was confirmed as a sport for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly the same year the WT became a full member of the IPC.
Vito Dell'Aquila is an Italian taekwondo athlete. He won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also won the gold medal in the men's flyweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at the Makuhari Messe; the same location where goalball, volleyball and wheelchair fencing took place. This was the first time that taekwondo was included in the Summer Paralympic Games.
Turkey competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's seventh appearance in the past eight Games despite their absence in the 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Achraf Mahboubi is a Moroccan taekwondo practitioner. In 2021, he represented Morocco at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Senegal competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
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Guljonoy Naimova is an Uzbekistani para taekwondo practitioner. She won the gold medal in the women's +58 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Nathan Cesar Sodario Torquato is a Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. In the final, his opponent Mohamed El-Zayat of Egypt was unable to compete due to injury and, as a result, Torquato was awarded the gold medal.
Zainutdin Ataev is a Dagestani Russian para taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed at the Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
Mohamed El-Zayat is an Egyptian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He received a kick to the head in his semi-final match against Daniil Sidorov. El-Zayat advanced to the final but he was unable to compete due to his injuries and, as a result, Nathan Torquato was awarded the gold medal.
Asghar Azizi Aghdam is an Iranian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the gold medal in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Mahdi Pourrahnama is an Iranian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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