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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Nickname(s) | The Bear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-06-27) June 27, 1992 (age 30) Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | Yongin University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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