Ryu Seung-Min

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ryu.

Ryu Seung-Min

Personal information

Full name

Ryu Seung-Min

Nationality

South Korea

Playing style

Right-handed, Japanese Penhold

Highest ranking

2 (September 2004)^[1]

Born

August 5, 1982 (age 29)^[2]
Seoul, South Korea

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st)

Medal record

Men's table tennis
Competitor for South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold	2004 Athens	Singles
Bronze	2008 Beijing	Team
World Championships
Bronze	2001 Osaka	Team
Bronze	2004 Doha	Team
Silver	2006 Bremen	Team
Bronze	2007 Zagreb	Singles
Silver	2008 Guangzhou	Team
Bronze	2010 Moscow	Team
World Cup
Silver	2011 Magdeburg	Team
Silver	2009 Linz	Team
Silver	2007 Barcelona	Singles
Asian Games
Gold	2002 Busan	Doubles
Silver	2002 Busan	Team
Silver	2002 Busan	Mixed Doubles
Silver	2006 Doha	Team
Bronze	2006 Doha	Singles

Ryu Seung-Min
Hangul	유승민
Hanja	柳承敏
Revised Romanization	Yu Seungmin
McCune–Reischauer	Ryu Sŭngmin

Ryu Seung-Min (born August 5, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition.^[2]^[3] His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-Ove Waldner with 4-1. Ryu is ranked thirteenth in the world as of May 2011.^[1]

Style

Ryu Seung-Min plays penhold style. Unlike players like Ma Lin and Wang Hao, Ryu does not use the backside of his blade. Ryu relies on his outstanding footwork, explosive forehand loops and drives to win points. He also currently uses Xiom table tennis paddles and rubbers. He uses his signature model "Ryu Seung Min Special" penhold and has been using ProZRSM ever since his victory at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

As of January 7, 2011, Ryu Seung Min is part of the Butterfly Team, and is ranked 15th in the world.^[4]

Career records

Singles (as of January 17, 2011)^[5]

Olympics: Gold medal (2004).^[3]
World Championships: SF (2007).
World Cup appearances: 5. Record: runner-up (2007).
Pro Tour winner (3): Egypt, USA Open 2004; Chile Open 2008.
Runner-up (4): Swedish Open 2001; Brazil Open 2002; Japan Open 2005; Slovenian Open 2007.
Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 7. Record: SF (2003, 05, 10).
Asian Games: SF (2006).
Asian Championships: SF (2003).

Men's Doubles

Olympics: 4th (2000).
World Championships: QF (2001, 05, 09).
Pro Tour winner (7): China (Qingdao) Open 2002; Croatian, Egypt, USA Open 2004; Korea Open 2005; Chinese Taipei Open 2006; Kuwait Open 2007.
Runner-up (3): China (Changchun) Open 2000; Korea Open 2010; Austrian Open 2010.
Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: QF (2000, 02, 07).
Asian Games: winner (2002).
Asian Championships: SF (2005).

Mixed Doubles

World Championships: QF (2003).
Asian Games: runner-up (2002).

Team

Olympics: 3rd (2008).
World Championships: 2nd (2006, 08); 3rd (2001, 04, 10).
World Team Cup: 2nd (2009); 3rd (2007).
Asian Games: 2nd (2002, 06).
Asian Championships: 2nd (2005).

References

^ ^a ^b "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=108098&U18=0&U21=0&Siniors=1&. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
^ ^a ^b "ITTF player's profile". International Table Tennis Federation. http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=108098. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
^ ^a ^b "Olympic results". http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yu/yu-seung-min-1.html. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
^ http://butterfly-world.com/index.php?id=396&L=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=456&tx_ttnews[backPid]=396&tx_ttnews[cn]=8&cHash=1c8142d2bcbdb5c9ad28ac135757587b
^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=6135. Retrieved 2011-01-17.

Persondata
Name	Ryu, Seung-Min
Alternative names
Short description	Olympic table tennis player
Date of birth	August 5, 1982
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Date of death
Place of death