TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS from North Korea

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary North Korean Table Tennis Players of all time. This list of famous North Korean Table Tennis Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Li Bun-hui (b. 1968)

With an HPI of 38.58, Li Bun-hui is the most famous North Korean Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Li Bun-hui (Korean: 리분희; born December 29, 1968) is a former table tennis player from North Korea who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

2. Yu Sun-bok (b. 1970)

With an HPI of 34.71, Yu Sun-bok is the 2nd most famous North Korean Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Yu Sun-bok (Korean: 유순복; born August 2, 1970) is a former table tennis player from North Korea who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

3. Kim Hyang-mi (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 31.61, Kim Hyang-mi is the 3rd most famous North Korean Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Kim Hyang-mi (born 19 September 1979) is a North Korean Olympic table tennis player. She was able to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens through the wildcard system, and surprised spectators by winning a silver medal in the women's singles, after being defeated in the final by China's Zhang Yining. Kim later married a University student, and thus retired.

4. Kim Song-i (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 27.51, Kim Song-i is the 4th most famous North Korean Table Tennis Player.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Kim Song-i (Korean pronunciation: [kim.soŋ.i]; born 10 August 1994) is a North Korean table tennis player. As of November 2017, she is ranked 23rd in the world based on ITTF rankings. Kim plays a highly defensive style with plenty of slice, occasionally injecting pace with top spin strokes from the forehand. She represents the Amrokkang Sports Club. She won the bronze medal for North Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics.