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Lee Hae-gon
Born	(1953-10-08) 8 October 1953 (age 71) Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	1
Highest ranking	1 (March 1998)
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  South Korea Paralympic Games 1988 Seoul Singles 1A 1988 Seoul Teams 1A 1992 Barcelona Teams C1 1996 Atlanta Singles C1 2000 Sydney Singles C1 2000 Sydney Teams C1–2 2004 Athens Teams C1–2 2004 Athens Singles C1 1992 Barcelona Singles C1 1996 Atlanta Teams C1–2 2008 Beijing Singles C1 2008 Beijing Teams C1–2 World Championships 2002 Taipei Singles C1 2002 Taipei Teams C1–2 2006 Montreux Teams C1 1998 Paris Singles C1 FESPIC Games 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C1 2002 Busan Singles C1 Asia and Oceania Championships 2007 Seoul Singles C1 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C1 FESPIC Championships 2001 Osaka Teams C1–2 1999 Taipei Singles C1 1997 Hong Kong Singles C1–2

Lee Hae-gon (Korean: 이해곤, born 8 October 1953) is a South Korean retired para table tennis player. He has medalled at every Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2008, for a total of seven gold, one silver, and four bronze medals.

Lee, the seventh of eight children in a poor family, enlisted in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps in 1971. The Marine Corps had created a special force to infiltrate North Korea following the Blue House raid, and Lee and other recruits underwent harsh training in Manisan. During one night training session in July 1973, he fell off a cliff and sustained a spinal cord injury. He spent six years in bed, before a missionary persuaded him to try table tennis for rehabilitation.

References

1. ^ Kim Min-gyu. "장애인 탁구의 전설 이해곤". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
2. "Lee Hae-kon Ranking History". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
3. "Lee Hae-kon". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
4. "이해곤". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
5. "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
6. ^ Park Shin-hong (8 November 2000). "장애인올림픽 탁구 4연패 이해곤씨". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

External links

• Lee Hae-gon at ITTF Para Table Tennis
• Lee Hae-gon at the International Paralympic Committee

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