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Dong Ho Jung

Republic of Korea's flag
Republic of Korea
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T53

Further personal information

Family
One daughter
Languages
Korean
Higher education
Physical Education - Digital Seoul Culture Arts University : Korea

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2001.
Why this sport?
He participated in a wheelchair marathon race in Daegu, Republic of Korea, and found it interesting.
Club / Team
Gyeongsangbuk-do Athletics Federation for the Disabled: Korea

General interest

Other sports
He has competed in Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon at national level in the Republic of Korea. (kyongbuk.co.kr, 14 Feb 2019; chosun.com, 27 Feb 2013)
Impairment
The impairment to his lower limbs is the result of a traffic accident in 1992. (kbs.co.kr, 19 Apr 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 2 4
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 1 4
Men's 4x100 m T53/54 Heat 2 2
Men's 4x100 m T53/54 Final Round 3
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Heat 1 1
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Final Round 9999
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 2011-01-22 2
Men's 4x400 m T54 Heat 1 2011-01-24 1
Men's 100 m T53 Final 2011-01-24 6
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 1 2011-01-25 1
Men's 200 m T53 Final 2011-01-26 6
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 2 2011-01-27 2
Men's 400 m T53 Final 2011-01-28 4
Men's 4x400 m T54 Final 2011-01-29 2
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T53 Final Round 2012-09-02 7
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 3 2012-09-02 3
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 2012-09-03 6
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 1 2012-09-07 4
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Heat 1 2012-09-08 2
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Final Round 2012-09-08 4
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T53 Semifinal 1 2013-07-21 9
Men's 200 m T53 Semifinal 2 2013-07-23 7
Men's 200 m T53 Final 1 2013-07-24 7
Men's 100 m T53 Semifinal 1 2013-07-25 7
Men's 100 m T53 Final 1 2013-07-26 7
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Final 1 2013-07-27 3
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Semifinal 2 2013-07-27 4
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 3 2016-09-09 4
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 1 2016-09-10 4
Men's 800 m T53 Heat 1 2016-09-14 4
Men's 800 m T53 Final Round 2016-09-15 7
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Heat 1 2016-09-16 2
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Final Round 2016-09-17 9999
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 1 2017-07-16 9
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 1 2017-07-18 9
Men's 800 m T53 Heat 1 2017-07-19 9
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 2 2017-07-23 9