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Choi Kwang-hyouk

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Choi Kwang-hyouk
Personal information
Born15 March 1987 (1987-03-15) (age 37)
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 PyeongChang Team competition
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gangneung Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ostrava Team competition
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Kwang-hyouk (Korean: 최광혁; born 15 March 1987)[1][2] is a South Korean ice sledge hockey player. He was a member of South Korea's bronze medal winning team in para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[3]

Choi was born in North Korea, where his left leg was crushed in a train accident, and doctors amputated it below the knee. Choi then defected in 2001, fleeing through China with the help of his uncle.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games - Official Results Book - Ice Hockey". Library.Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 18 March 2018. CHOI Kwang Hyouk: 15 MAR 1987
  2. ^ "Ice Hockey - Athlete Profile - CHOI Kwang Hyouk". PyeongChang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  3. ^ "S. Korean ice sledge hockey captain happy to retire with Paralympic bronze". Yonhap. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (13 March 2018). "North Korean defector hits Paralympic ice for South Korea". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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