Jeong Jae-gun
South Korean para-badminton player
Jeong Jae-gun (Korean: 정재군; Hanja: 郑在健, born 22 November 1976) is a South Korean para-badminton player. He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he reached the gold medal match of the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event with Yu Soo-young.
Biography
Jeong became disabled in 2007 after suffering a spinal fracture while working. He started exercising while hanging out with disabled badminton players at a rehabilitation hospital.
Achievements
Paralympic Games
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
World Championships
Men's singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.
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