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Ryu Seung-min
Winning Olympic table-tennis singles gold in Athens in 2004.
Athens singles gold · World singles bronze
- Born
- 5 August 1982
- Birthplace
- Incheon, South Korea
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Ryu Seung-min
Ryu Seung-min is a South Korean former table-tennis player whose aggressive penhold style carried him to Olympic gold. He later moved into sports administration.
Early life
First encounters
Played at a table-tennis hall run by his uncle.
School training
Moved to a school with a table-tennis programme to develop his game.
Career
- 1990s–2000
International development
Progressed into South Korea’s team and competed at the Sydney Olympics.
- 2004–2012
Olympic medals
Won singles gold followed by team bronze and silver at later Games.
- 2010s–2020s
Sports leadership
Moved into Olympic and table-tennis administration.
Achievements
Athens singles gold
Defeated Wang Hao in the Olympic final.
World singles bronze
Reached the world-championship semi-finals.
London team silver
Helped South Korea reach the Olympic team final.
Beyond sport
Athlete representation
Joined the International Olympic Committee in 2016.
Sport for development
Became an ambassador for the ITTF Foundation’s work.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional source ↗Photo: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Korean Olympic Committee). CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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