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, 2 of which were born in South Korea. This makes South Korea the birth place of the 22nd most number of Handball Players behind North Macedonia, and Ukraine.
Top 3
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. Kang Jae-won (b. 1965)
With an HPI of 43.72, Kang Jae-won is the most famous South Korean Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Yoon Kyung-shin (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 39.26, Yoon Kyung-shin is the 2nd most famous South Korean Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Yoon Kyung-shin (born July 7, 1973 in Seoul) is a South Korean handball manager and former player.
3. Oh Seong-ok (b. 1972)
With an HPI of 35.38, Oh Seong-ok is the 3rd most famous South Korean Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Oh Seong-Ok (born October 10, 1972) is a former South Korean handball player. She is the first South Korean woman to compete at five Olympics (1992 to 2008).
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as South Korean handball players born between 1965 and 1973. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living South Korean handball players include Kang Jae-won, Yoon Kyung-shin, and Oh Seong-ok. As of April 2024, 1 new South Korean handball players have been added to Pantheon including Oh Seong-ok.
Living South Korean Handball Players
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Kang Jae-won
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Yoon Kyung-shin
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Oh Seong-ok
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.38
