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In Kyo-don

In Kyo-don

South Korean taekwondo practitioner

In Kyo-don (Korean: 인교돈; RR: In Gyodon) also known as "The Bear"[1] (born June 27, 1992) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.[2][3] He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Slam on the heavyweight category.[4]

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Biography

He began to be interested in taekwondo after seeing a taekwondo kick demonstration in a local dojo during first year of elementary school.[5] He was diagnosed with stage 2 lymphoma in 2014, which was completely cured in 2019.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Dept, WT Communications (2017-11-15). "In 'The Bear' Kyo-don: Fighting Back - World Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. [2]
    "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. [3]
    "KYO-DON IN - STARS - World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series &2020 Taekwondo QualificationSeries". www.worldtaekwondograndslam.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. [4]
    Dept, WT Communications (2018-01-13). "Kyo-Don In and So-Hui Kim triumph at World Taekwondo Grand Slam - World Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. [5]
    "암 극복한 인교돈, 올림픽 메달 한 풀었다". 27 July 2021.


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