Jeong Ho-won (, born 12 February 1986) is a Paralympic

boccia Boccia ( ) is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – '. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athlete ...

player of South Korea. At the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It wa ...

he won a bronze in individual - BC3 and shared a gold for pairs - BC3. At the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

in London he won a silver medal in the individual event. At the

2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fro ...

he won a gold in individual and a silver in pairs. He has

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, spasticity, stiff muscles, Paresis, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be p ...

as a result of falling at age one.

References

Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in boccia Paralympic silver medalists for South Korea Paralympic boccia players for South Korea Paralympic gold medalists for South Korea Paralympic bronze medalists for South Korea Sportspeople with cerebral palsy 1986 births Living people People from Yeoju Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games {{SouthKorea-sport-bio-stub