Lee Jin-kwon (table tennis player)
Lee Jin-kwon | |
Other spellings: | 이진권 |
Nation: | South Korea |
Date of birth: | 3rd November 1987 |
Place of birth: | Seoul |
Size: | 177 cm |
Weight: | 73 kg |
Playing hand: | right |
How to play: | Shakehand (attack) |
Best world ranking : | 24 (March 2010) |
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Lee Jin-kwon , best known under the English transcription Lee Jinkwon , ( Korean 이진권; born November 3, 1987 in Seoul ) is a former South Korean table tennis player . In 2008 he was runner-up with the team. The Korean is right-handed and uses the European shakehand stick position as a handle .
Career
Even in his youth, Lee was one of the most successful players. He represented his country three times at youth world championships, winning bronze in doubles in 2004 and 2005 (with Han Ji.min) and a silver medal with the team.
In 2007 he was able to qualify for the Grand Finals through good performances on the Pro Tour, where Lee and Ryu Seung-min could reach the quarter-finals in doubles. In 2008 he won the silver medal at the World Cup with the team after a final defeat against China . From 2009 he appeared less frequently internationally.
Results from the ITTF database
Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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COR | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | last 128 | last 32 | last 16 | |
COR | World Championship | 2008 | Guangzhou | CHN | 2 | |||
COR | World Championship | 2005 | Shanghai | CHN | last 64 | last 32 | last 32 | |
COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2007 | Beijing | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
COR | Pro tour | 2007 | Kuwait City | KUW | gold | |||
COR | Pro tour | 2006 | Taipei | TPE | gold | |||
COR | Youth World Championship | 2005 | Linz | AUT | last 16 | Semifinals | last 16 | 5 |
COR | Youth World Championship | 2004 | Kobe | JPN | last 16 | Semifinals | Quarter finals | 2 |
COR | Youth World Championship | 2003 | Santiago de Chile | CHI | last 16 | last 32 | last 16 | 3 |
Web links
- Lee Jin-kwon on the website of (tt-infos.de) (accessed February 18, 2020)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lee Jin Kwon. Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Lee Jinkwon: video, ranking. Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lee, Jin-kwon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lee, Jinkwon (English) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd November 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul |