Yoo Nam-kyu

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Yoo Nam-kyu
Personal information
Full nameYoo Nam-kyu
Nationality South Korea
Born (1968-06-04) 4 June 1968
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulSingles
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaDoubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 DortmundMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place1993 GothenburgMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1987 New DelhiDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1993 GothenburgDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1995 TianjinTeam
Bronze medal – third place1997 ManchesterTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1990 SeoulDoubles
Gold medal – first place1992 Las VegasDoubles
Gold medal – first place1995 AtlantaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1992 Ho Chi Minh CitySingles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1988 NiigataMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1990 Kuala LumpurMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place1988 NiigataSingles
Silver medal – second place1998 OsakaDoubles
Silver medal – second place1998 OsakaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1988 NiigataDoubles
Korean name
Hangul
유남규
Hanja
劉南奎
RRYu Namgyu
MRYu Namgyu

Yoo Nam-kyu (born June 4, 1968) is a former table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988, the 1992 and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Table tennis career

Olympics

In 1988 he won the gold medal in the men's singles and the bronze medal in the men's doubles together with Ahn Jae-hyung. Four years later he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles together with Kim Taek-soo. In Atlanta 1996 he won again the bronze medal in the men's doubles this time together with Lee Chul-seung.

World Championships

He won six World Championship medals[2][3] including a gold medal in the mixed doubles with Hyun Jung-hwa at the 1989 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]

Other

In the 1985/1986[5] season he played in the Swedish first league for Ängby SK. In 1986 he won the Asian Games both in singles and in team.

See also

References

  1. "Yoo Namkyu". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  5. "TTStat.se > Lagprofil > Ängby SK".