Son Seong-cheol

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Son Seong-cheol
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 (age 37)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
Event(s)3 m, 3 m synchro
PartnerPark Ji-Ho
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 3 m synchro
In this Korean name, the family name is Son.

Son Seong-cheol (Korean: 손 성철; born February 14, 1987) is a South Korean springboard diver.[1] He won a bronze medal, along with his partner Park Ji-Ho, for the men's synchronized springboard at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, accumulating a score of 388.26 points.[2][3]

Son represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed as the nation's lone diver for the men's springboard event. He placed last out of twenty-nine divers in the preliminary round by seven points behind Italy's Tommaso Marconi, with a total score of 353.35 after six successive attempts.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Son Seong-Cheol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ "China claims two more synchro diving golds". Xinhua News Agency. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Malaysian divers win two silver medals". The Nation Headlines. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's 3m Springboard Preliminary". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

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