| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Singles | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 3 | Team | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 5 | Doubles M | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 17 | Singles | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Team | 2008 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| 2 | Team | 2006 | Bremen, GER | |
| 3 | Team | 2012 | Dortmund, GER | |
| 3 | Team | 2010 | Moscow, RUS | |
| 3 | Singles | 2007 | Zagreb, CRO | |
| 3 | Team | 2004 | Doha, QAT | |
| 3 | Team | 2001 | Osaka, JPN | |
| 5 | Doubles M | 2009 | Yokohama, JPN | |
| 9 | Singles | 2011 | Rotterdam, NED | |
| 9 | Doubles M | 2011 | Rotterdam, NED | |
| 33 | Singles | 2009 | Yokohama, JPN | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 5 | Singles | 2008 | Liege, BEL | |
| ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals | ||||
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Seoul, KOR | |
| 5 | Singles | 2011 | London, GBR | |
| ITTF Pro Tour | ||||
| 1 | Doubles M | 2012 | Brazilian Open, BRA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2012 | Kuwait Open, KUW | |
| 2 | Doubles M | 2012 | Japan Open, JPN | |
| 2 | Doubles M | 2010 | Austrian Open, AUT | |
| 2 | Doubles M | 2010 | Korea Open, KOR | |
| 3 | Doubles M | 2011 | Austrian Open, AUT | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Polish Open, POL | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Austrian Open, AUT | |
Nickname
Tyson (Athlete, 16 Sep 2000)
Hobbies
Billiards, watching DVD. (ITTF, 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Kyonggi University, Korea
Family
Wife and son
Language(s) spoken
Korean
Club name
Samsung Life Insurance, Seoul, KOR
Coach
Ryu Nam-Kyu (sports.khan.co.kr, 21 May 2012)
Position and style
Pen holder, Offensive (ITTF, 2012)
Handedness
Right (ITTF, 2012)
Debut
1997 (ITTF, 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up table tennis at age nine in Korea. (Athlete, 16 Sep 2000)
Ambitions
To win at least a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (sports.khan.co.kr, 21 May 2012)
Hero
The former president of South Korea Kim Dae-Jung. (Athlete, 16 Sep 2000)
Most influential person in career
His uncle, who first taught him how to play table tennis. (Athlete, 16 Sep 2000)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
