Jo Giseong

Jo Giseong (born 20 December 1995) is a Paralympic swimmer from South Korea competing in the S4 classification. He came to prominence at the 2014 Asian Para Games and cemented his reputation with two golds at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow where he won two gold medals in the 100m and 200m freestyle events.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.
Jo Giseong
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995
Seoul, South Korea
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationJo Giseong
McCune–ReischauerCho Kisŏng
Sport
Country South Korea
SportSwimming
Disability classS4
Medal record
Men's Swimming (S4)
IPC Swimming World Championships
2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S4
2015 Glasgow 200 m freestyle S4
2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle S4
Asian Para Games
2018 JakartaMen's 200m Freestyle - S4 (1–4)
2018 JakartaMen's 100m Freestyle - S4 (1–4)
2018 JakartaMen's 50m Freestyle - S4 (1–4)

References
  1. "IPC Swimming Giseong Jo". IPC. Retrieved 7 August 2016.


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