Yoo Nam-kyu
Personal information
Full nameYoo Nam-kyu
Nationality South Korea
Born (1968-06-04) 4 June 1968
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Dortmund Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Gothenburg Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 New Delhi Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Gothenburg Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Tianjin Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Manchester Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seoul Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1992 Las Vegas Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Niigata Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1990 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1988 Niigata Singles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Osaka Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Osaka Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Niigata Doubles
Korean name
Hangul
유남규
Hanja
劉南奎
Revised RomanizationYu Namgyu
McCune–ReischauerYu 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.
  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".


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