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| Nationality |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-08-05)5 August 1982 (age 43)[2] Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed,Japanese Penhold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (September 2004)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Ryu Seung-min | |
| Hangul | 유승민 |
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| Hanja | 柳承敏 |
| RR | Yu Seungmin |
| MR | Yu Sŭngmin |
| IPA | [ju.sɯŋ.min] |
Ryu Seung-min (Korean: 유승민;Korean pronunciation:[ju.sɯŋ.min]; born August 5, 1982) is a South Koreantable tennis player who won the gold medal at the2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition.[2][3] His opponent wasWang Hao, a top-seeded player from the Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic championJan-Ove Waldner with 4–1. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze and silver medals respectively.[4][5] Ryu is ranked twenty-fifth in the world as of July 2013.[1] In 2016, Ryu became a member of theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC), he was a member and Chair of the Athletes' Commission of the South Korean National Olympic Committee from 2016 to 2019.[6] Since 2018, he counts among the ITTF Foundation Ambassadors, promoting sport for development and peace.[7]
In March 2022, Ryu signed with World Star Entertainment.[8]
Ryu Seung-min plays penhold style. Unlike players likeMa Lin andWang Hao, Ryu never uses the backside of his blade – in fact, he does not even have rubber on it. Ryu relies on his outstanding footwork, explosive forehand loops and drives to win points. For some time he used Xiom (South Korea) table paddles and rubbers playing with his signature model "Ryu Seung Min Special" penhold and has been using ProZRSM ever since his victory at the2004 Summer Olympics. Lately he switched again to Butterfly (Japan) equipment and now he uses their Ryu Seung-min G-Max blade with Tenergy 05.
As of December 1, 2012, he is ranked 20th in the world. His top ranking was world number 2 in September 2004, and since November 2001 he was always in top 25 of the ITTF world ranking list.
Singles(as of April 9, 2015)[9]
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Team
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| 2022 | All Table Tennis! | tvN | Coach | [10] |
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