In Kyo-don

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]

In "The Bear" Kyo-don

Personal information
Nickname	The Bear
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1992-06-27) June 27, 1992 (age 33) Incheon, South Korea
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Taekwondo
Event	Heavyweight
University team	Yongin University
Medal record Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo +80 kg World Championships 2017 Muju 87 kg Grand Slam 2017 Wuxi +80 kg Grand Prix 2017 London +80 kg 2018 Moscow +80 kg 2017 Moscow +80 kg 2017 Abidjan +80 kg 2018 Rome +80 kg 2017 Rabat +80 kg Asian Championships 2018 Ho Chi Minh City +87 kg 2016 Manila 87 kg Universiade 2015 Gwangju 87 kg

Biography

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]