The Most Famous
HANDBALL PLAYERS from South Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest South Korean Handball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 420 Handball Players, 6 of which were born in South Korea. This makes South Korea the birth place of the 23rd most number of Handball Players behind Hungary, and Slovenia.
Top 7
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary South Korean Handball Players of all time. This list of famous South Korean Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Yoon Kyung-shin (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 47.48, Yoon Kyung-shin is the most famous South Korean Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Yoon Kyung-shin (Korean: 윤경신; born July 7, 1973) is a South Korean handball manager and former player.
2. Oh Seong-ok (b. 1972)
With an HPI of 46.97, Oh Seong-ok is the 2nd most famous South Korean Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Oh Seong-Ok (born October 10, 1972) is a former South Korean handball player (central back/left back). She is the first South Korean woman to compete at five Olympics (1992 to 2008).
3. Kang Jae-won (b. 1965)
With an HPI of 46.78, Kang Jae-won is the 3rd most famous South Korean Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Kang Jae-Won (born 30 November 1965) is a South Korean retired handball player and current coach for the South Korean women's national team. He was voted World Player of the Year 1989 by the International Handball Federation. Kang achieved a silver medal with the South Korean national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
4. Woo Sun-hee (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 40.70, Woo Sun-hee is the 4th most famous South Korean Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Woo Sun-Hee (Korean: 우선희; Hanja: 禹仙姬; born 1 July 1978) is a former South Korean handball player. In 2003, Woo competed in the IHF World Women's Handball Championship held in Croatia and led her team to the bronze medal. She was finally named to the All-Star team of the competition. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal with the South Korean team. She played all seven matches and scored 37 goals. After some years in Europe in the Romanian League, Woo Sun-Hee has returned to Korea where she played handball, until 2017.
5. Ryu Eun-hee (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 33.97, Ryu Eun-hee is the 5th most famous South Korean Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 12 different languages.
Ryu Eun-hee (Korean: 류은희; born 24 February 1990) is a South Korean professional handball player for Busan and the South Korean national team.
6. Sim Hae-in (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 30.51, Sim Hae-in is the 6th most famous South Korean Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 9 different languages.
Sim Hae-in (born 31 October 1987) is a Korean handball player for Busan and the South Korean national team. She played for the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
7. Jung Yu-ra (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 27.13, Jung Yu-ra is the 7th most famous South Korean Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 8 different languages.
Jung Yu-ra (born 6 February 1992), also known at Jeong Yu-ra or Jung Yura, is a South Korean handball player for Colorful Daegu and the South Korean national team.
People
Pantheon has 7 people classified as South Korean handball players born between 1965 and 1992. Of these 7, 7 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living South Korean handball players include Yoon Kyung-shin, Oh Seong-ok, and Kang Jae-won. As of April 2024, 1 new South Korean handball players have been added to Pantheon including Woo Sun-hee.
Living South Korean Handball Players
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Yoon Kyung-shin
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Oh Seong-ok
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Kang Jae-won
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Woo Sun-hee
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Ryu Eun-hee
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.97
Sim Hae-in
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.51
Jung Yu-ra
1992 - Present
HPI: 27.13
