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Born | 15 March 1987 | (age 37)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Choi Kwang-hyouk ( Korean: 최광혁; born 15 March 1987) [1] [2] 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. [3]
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. [4]
CHOI Kwang Hyouk: 15 MAR 1987
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Born | 15 March 1987 | (age 37)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Choi Kwang-hyouk ( Korean: 최광혁; born 15 March 1987) [1] [2] 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. [3]
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. [4]
CHOI Kwang Hyouk: 15 MAR 1987