Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Congenital |
Classification |
SB-UL |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Gwangju, KOR |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
Korean |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He first tried the sport in 2015 at Woongjin Playdoci Snowdoci in Bucheon, Republic of Korea. |
Why this sport? |
A social welfare worker from his rehabilitation centre encouraged him to take up the sport. |
Club / Team |
Korea National University of Welfare: Korea |
Name of coach |
Kim Sang-Yong [national], KOR |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2016 |
Competing for |
Korea |
Location |
Copper Mountain, CO, USA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Watching football, painting flowers. (Instagram profile, 14 May 2020, 10 Oct 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing 11th in banked slalom at the 2017/18 World Cup event in New Zealand. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
Social welfare worker Lee Su-Kyung. (news.donga.com, 13 Mar 2018) |
Other sports |
He has competed in Para athletics at the National Students Para Games in the Republic of Korea. (news.donga.com, 13 Mar 2018; kyeongin.com, 12 Feb 2020) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (news.joins.com, 13 Mar 2018; Korea Paralympic Committee YouTube channel, 11 Feb 2020) |
Impairment |
His right arm was amputated at birth. (stnsports.co.kr, 18 Feb 2016) |
Other information |
ACROPHOBIA
He had acrophobia [fear of heights] when he first took up the sport. He was afraid to ride in a ski lift and also to do big jumps. However, he overcame his fear through repetitive training sessions. "Although I was afraid, my passion for the sport was bigger than acrophobia. The more I mastered techniques one by one, the more I had faith that I would not get injured." (news.donga.com, 13 Mar 2018; news.joins.com, 13 Mar 2018; stnsports.co.kr, 03 Mar 2018) |
