Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Kwon Ju-Ri |
Residence |
Seongnam, KOR |
Languages |
Korean |
Higher education |
Education - Woosuk University: Korea |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in 2012 at Hyundai Sungwoo Resort in the Republic of Korea. |
Why this sport? |
He was encouraged to try snowboarding by his wife. |
Name of coach |
Kim Sang-Yong, KOR |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2015 |
Competing for |
Korea |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Cycling, badminton, swimming, climbing. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing fourth in banked slalom at the 2017/18 World Cup event in New Zealand. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
His wife. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
US snowboarder Ben Ferguson. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018) |
Impairment |
He was hit by a truck at age four, which resulted in the amputation of his right arm and right leg. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018; pyeongchang2018.com, 18 Jan 2016) |
Other information |
FORMER OCCUPATION
He used to work as a teacher at a special education school. (blog.naver.com, 27 Dec 2016; pyeongchang2018.com, 18 Jan 2016) |
