Yoo Byung-hoon

Last updated
Yoo Byung-hoon
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4x100m T53/54
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Christchurch 4x400m relay T53-54
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kobe 400m T53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Christchurch 400m T53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Christchurch 800m T53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Lyon 4x400m relay T53-54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Dubai 800m T53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Kobe 800m T53
Asian Para Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou 200m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 Guangzhou 400m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon 400m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 Incheon 800m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta 100m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou 400m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Hangzhou 800m T53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 Guangzhou 4x100m relay T53-54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Incheon 100m T53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Incheon 4x400m relay T53-54

Yoo Byung-hoon (born June 30, 1972) is a Paralympian athlete from South Korea competing mainly in category T53 middle-distance events. [1]

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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christie Dawes</span> Australian Paralympic athlete

Christie Dawes is an Australian Paralympic wheelchair racing athlete. She has won three medals in athletics at seven Paralympics from 1996 to 2021.

Supachai Koysub is an athlete and Paralympian from Thailand competing mainly in category T54 sprint events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Colman</span> Australian Paralympic athlete

Richard Andrew Colman is an Australian Paralympic athlete, competing mainly in category T53 sprint events. He was born with spina bifida. He represented Australia at the four Paralympics - 2004 to 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amanda McGrory</span> American wheelchair athlete (born 1986)

Amanda McGrory is an American wheelchair athlete.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">El Salvador at the Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

El Salvador first competed in the Paralympic Games at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. It has participated in the Summer Paralympic Games every four years since that time. El Salvador has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics, and until Tokyo 2020, no Salvadorian had won a Paralympic medal. In 2021, Herbert Aceituno became the first athlete to win a medal, earning bronze in powerlifting at the 59 kg category.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madison de Rozario</span> Australian Paralympic athlete (born 1993)

Madison de Rozario, is an Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair racer who specialises in middle and long-distance events. She competed at the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Paralympics, winning two gold, four silver and two bronze medals. She has also won ten medals at the World Para Athletics Championships and four gold at the Commonwealth Games. De Rozario holds the world record in the Women's 800m T53 and formerly in the Women's 1500m T53/54.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angie Ballard</span> Australian Paralympic athlete

Angela Ballard is an Australian Paralympic athlete who competes in T53 wheelchair sprint events. She became a paraplegic at age 7 due to a car accident.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jemima Moore</span> Australian Paralympic athlete

Jemima Moore is a Paralympian athlete from Australia competing mainly in category T53-54 4 x 100 metres relay events. She represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Kim Gyu Dae is a Paralympic athlete from South Korea who competes in T54 track and field events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Nicholson (Paralympian)</span> Australian Paralympic powerlifter and athlete

Richard Nicholson is an Australian Paralympic powerlifter and athlete. He has competed at five successive Paralympic Games from the 1996 to 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 2000 Games, he won a silver medal in the powerlifting Men's Up to 60 kg event. In athletics, at the 2004 Athens Paralympics he won a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m T53–54 event and at the 2012 London Paralympics a bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 400 m T53–54 event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matthew Cameron</span> Australian Paralympic athlete

Matthew Cameron is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brent Lakatos</span> Canadian wheelchair racer

Brent Lakatos is a Canadian wheelchair racer in the T53 classification. Lakatos has represented Canada at four Summer Paralympics, and at the 2012 Games he won three silver medals in the sprint and mid-distance events. In 2013 Lakatos reached the pinnacle of his sport when he collected four gold medals at the IPC Athletics World Championships and became world champion at his classification in the 100m, 200m and 400m events.

Liu Yang is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in T54 classification sprint events. Before achieving success as an athlete, Liu ventured into para-cycling, but switched shortly after his international cycling debut.

Liu Chengming is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in T54 classification sprint events.

Zübeyde Süpürgeci is a Turkish Paralympian athlete competing in the T54 disability class events of 100m, 400m and 800m as well as T53/T54 class 4 × 400 m relay event.

Yassine Gharbi is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing in T54 class wheelchair racing. He participated in the 2016 Paralympic Games and is a World Champion in both the 400 and 800 metre races.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chelsea McClammer</span> American Paralympic athlete (born 1994)

Chelsea McClammer is an American Paralympic athlete with Team USA, she has won two silver medals and one bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Nathan Maguire is a British wheelchair racer. He won multiple medals at both the 2018 and 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, and also won the 400 metres mixed class race at multiple British Athletics Championships. Maguire competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay T53/T54 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and competed in the 400 metres T54, 800 metres T54 and mixed 4 × 100 metres relay events at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics. He was part of the British team that won a silver medal in the 2020 Paralympic mixed 4 × 100 metres relay. He also competed for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and won the 1500 metres T54 event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Curtis Edward Thom is a Canadian wheelchair racer. In 2016, he competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for Team Canada and won a bronze medal in the T54 4X400-m relay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aaron Pike (athlete)</span> American wheelchair racer, biathlete and cross-country skier

Aaron Pike is an American athlete who competes in wheelchair racing, biathlon, and cross-country skiing. He has competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics, as well as the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics. Pike finished second at the 2022 Boston Marathon, third at the 2021 and 2022 Chicago Marathons, and fourth at the 2018 and 2019 New York City Marathons as well as the 2021 Boston Marathon. He won multiple medals at the 2023 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, including winning the 12.5 km seated event.

References

  1. 1 2 "Byunghoon Yoo - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  2. "Athletics at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Men's 400 m T53". HIRA.
  3. "Athletics at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Men's 800 m T53". HIRA.
  4. "Athletics at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Men's 1500 m T54". HIRA.
  5. "Athletics at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Men's 4x400 m T53/54". HIRA.
  6. "Athletics at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Men's 4x100 m T53/54". HIRA.


Yoo Byung-hoon
Flag of South Korea.svg

This biographical article relating to South Korean athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.