| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1979 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Sport | Para table tennis |
| Disability class | D4 |
Medal record | |
Park Sung-joo (born 25 November 1979) [1] is a South Korean para table tennis player. He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics where he reached the gold medal match of the men's doubles MD4 event with Jang Yeong-jin. [2] [3]
South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, attending every Summer Olympics held during the country's existence up to that point with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States-led boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 264 athletes, 145 men and 119 women, competed in 25 sports.
Lee Sung-jin is a recurve archer from South Korea. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning in the women's team event at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2005, she became the women's individual recurve champion at the World Championships and achieved the world number one spot for female recurve archers in the World Archery Rankings. In 2016, the World Archery Federation named her as the ninth best Olympic archer in the history of the Games.
South Korea was the host nation and competed as Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 401 competitors, 269 men and 132 women, took part in 218 events in 27 sports.
South Korea competed as Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag. 281 competitors, 175 men and 106 women, took part in 144 events in 26 sports.
The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978, 2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship, the national team won four gold medals, two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 28th in the FIVB World Rankings.
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.
South Korea competed at the 2009 East Asian Games held in Hong Kong from October 29, 2005, to November 6, 2005.
South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 82 athletes, 72 men and 10 women. Competitors from Korea won 28 medals, including 11 gold, 11 silver and 6 bronze to finish 16th in the medal table.
Bride of the Century, also known as Hundred Year Bride, is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Hong-gi and Yang Jin-sung. It aired on cable channel TV Chosun from February 22 to April 12, 2014 for 20 episodes. The fantasy/romance drama revolves around a family curse that causes the first wife of the first born son to die.
The K2 is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook, Song Yoon-ah and Im Yoon-ah. It premiered on tvN every Friday and Saturday at 20:00 (KST) from September 23 to November 12, 2016 for 16 episodes.
Duel is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young, Kim Jung-eun, Yang Se-jong and Seo Eun-soo. It aired on OCN from June 3 to July 23, 2017 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.
Manhole is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jae-joong, Uee, Cha Sun-woo, Jung Hye-sung. It aired on KBS2, from August 9 to September 28, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.
South Korea participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. It was the 18th appearance of the country at the Asian Games, except the first edition in Delhi. As one of the best competitors at the Games, South Korea's best achievement was in the 2002 Busan, with the acquisition of 96 gold, 80 silver and 84 bronze medals. At the latest edition in 2014 Incheon, the country had collected 79 gold, 71 silver, and 84 bronze medals.
I Wanna Hear Your Song is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yeon Woo-jin, Kim Se-jeong, Song Jae-rim and Park Ji-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from August 5 to September 24, 2019.
Watcher is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu, Seo Kang-joon, and Kim Hyun-joo. It aired on OCN every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST) from July 6 to August 25, 2019.
Joo Young-dae is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won two silver medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He is being coached by Choi Kyoung-sik.
Jung Eun-chang is a South Korean retired para table tennis player. He won seven medals, including two golds, in four Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2012.
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Park Jin-cheol is a South Korean para table tennis player. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual C2 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also won the silver medal in the men's team C1–2 event.
Jang Yeong-jin is a South Korean para table tennis player. He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics where he reached the gold medal match of the men's doubles MD4 event with Park Sung-joo.
