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South Korean sledge hockey player (born 1987)

Choi Kwang-hyouk

Personal information

Born

15 March 1987 (1987-03-15) (age 37)

Medal record

Para ice hockey

Representing South Korea
Paralympic Games
	2018 PyeongChang	Team competition
World Championships
	2017 Gangneung	Team competition
	2019 Ostrava	Team competition

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Kwang-hyouk (Korean: 최광혁; born 15 March 1987) is a South Korean ice sledge hockey player. He was a member of South Korea's bronze medal winning team in para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Choi was born in North Korea, where his left leg was crushed in a train accident, and doctors amputated it below the knee. Choi then defected in 2001, fleeing through China with the help of his uncle.

References

"PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games - Official Results Book - Ice Hockey". Library.Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 18 March 2018. CHOI Kwang Hyouk: 15 MAR 1987
"Ice Hockey - Athlete Profile - CHOI Kwang Hyouk". PyeongChang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
"S. Korean ice sledge hockey captain happy to retire with Paralympic bronze". Yonhap. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
Kim, Tong-hyung (13 March 2018). "North Korean defector hits Paralympic ice for South Korea". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

External links

Kwang Hyouk Choi - Korea - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee

North Korean defectors

Destinations

Defectors

Former politicians	Chŏng Sangjin Hwang Jang-yop Jang Jin-sung Kang Chol-hwan Oh Kil-nam Pak Sung-won Ryu Mi-yong Ryu Hyun-woo Tae Yong-ho
Former spies or soldiers	An Myeong-jin Jang Gil-su Jeong Su-il Jin Gyeong-suk Joo Seong-ha Kim Hyon-hui Kim Shin-jo Lee Sang-jo No Kum-sok Oh Chong-song Son Jong-nam Zhu Xianjian
Activists	Jeong Kwang-il Ji Seong-ho Kim Seong-min Lee Ae-ran Lee Hyeon-seo Park Sang-hak Phillip Buck Shin Dong-hyuk Yeonmi Park Yoo Sang-joon
Authors and artists	An Hyuk Jaehoon Ahn Kang Chun-hyok Kim Cheol-woong Lee Soon-ok Masaji Ishikawa Seong Hye-rang Yi Han-yong
Athletes	Choi Kwang-hyouk Li Gyong-hui Mun Ki-nam Yun Myung-chan
Other	Cho Myung-chul Jang Yeong-jin Jihyun Park Kyong Won-ha Ri Jong-yol MoFa Seven

Organizations

Advocacy	Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Database Center for North Korean Human Rights International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity North Korea Strategy Center People for Successful Corean Reunification Rimjingang
Escape aid	Durihana Liberty in North Korea
Resettlement aid	Ministry of Unification Hanawon Hangyeore High School HanVoice Heavenly Dream School Saejowi
Militant	Donkey Squads (Korean War) Fighters for a Free North Korea Free Joseon North Korean People's Liberation Front White Shirts Society

Activists
(Non-North Korean)

North Korean response

Policy

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