Skater

Cha Jun-hwan

2001 - today

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Cha Jun-hwan

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Cha Jun-hwan is the 401st most popular skater, the 1,222nd most popular biography from South Korea and the 8th most popular South Korean Skater.

Cha Jun-hwan is most famous as a South Korean men's singles figure skater who has pioneered breakthroughs for his country in the sport, including becoming the first Korean man to win a World Championship medal (silver in 2023), the first to claim a Four Continents title (gold in 2022), and the first to medal at the Grand Prix Final (bronze in 2018–19), while also securing ten consecutive South Korean national titles from 2017 to 2026, multiple Grand Prix bronzes, and strong Olympic performances—finishing 15th at PyeongChang 2018, fifth at Beijing 2022, and competing impressively at Milano Cortina 2026 where he delivered a season-best short program score of 92.72 to place sixth heading into the free skate. Dubbed the "figure skating prince" in Korea, the now-24-year-old from Seoul began skating at age seven initially to build skills for acting roles (he was a former child actor in K-dramas and commercials) but fell in love with the sport's freedom and wind on the ice, leading him to pursue it full-time. Surprisingly, he trained alongside ENHYPEN member Sunghoon as fellow competitive skaters in their youth, and the two later reunited for a skating-inspired performance cover of BTS's "Black Swan" at a 2022 music show, blending his athletic career with K-pop culture in a full-circle moment.

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Among Skaters

Among skaters, Cha Jun-hwan ranks 401 out of 483. Before him are Laurine van Riessen, Lee Jung-su, Casey FitzRandolph, Shaoang Liu, Sergey Klevchenya, and Jin Sun-yu. After him are Franziska Schenk, Masako Hozumi, Gretha Smit, Maria Petrova, Bryce Davison, and Shoma Uno.

Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia

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Laurine van Riessen
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 395
Lee Jung-su
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 396
Casey FitzRandolph
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 397
Shaoang Liu
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 398
Sergey Klevchenya
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 399
Jin Sun-yu
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 400
Cha Jun-hwan
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 401
Franziska Schenk
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 402
Masako Hozumi
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 403
Gretha Smit
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 404
Maria Petrova
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 405
Bryce Davison
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 406
Shoma Uno
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 407

Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001, Cha Jun-hwan ranks 155. Before him are Park Si-eun, Zeke Nnaji, Ivan Ilić, Nako Yabuki, Brennan Johnson, and Ren Nikaidō. After him are Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Anna Hall, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Konrad de la Fuente, Samuele Ricci, and El Bilal Touré.

Others Born in 2001

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Park Si-eun
ACTOR
2001 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 149
Zeke Nnaji
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 150
Ivan Ilić
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 151
Nako Yabuki
ACTOR
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 152
Brennan Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 153
Ren Nikaidō
SKIER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 154
Cha Jun-hwan
SKATER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 155
Kunlavut Vitidsarn
BADMINTON PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 156
Anna Hall
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 157
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
TENNIS PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 158
Konrad de la Fuente
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 159
Samuele Ricci
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 160
El Bilal Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 161