ATHLETE

Seo Hyang-soon

1967 - Today

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Seo Hyang-soon (Korean: 서향순; Hanja: 徐香順; RR: Seo Hyang-sun, born July 8, 1967) is a female South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she won an individual gold medal at the age of seventeen. She became Korea's first female gold medalist, and its fifth gold medalist overall. She moved to the United States in 2004, where she teaches Olympic Recurve archery at her own archery school (HSS Sports Academy) in Irvine, California. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Seo Hyang-soon is the 3,032nd most popular athlete (up from 4,150th in 2024), the 771st most popular biography from South Korea (up from 973rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Seo Hyang-soon ranks 3,032 out of 6,025. Before her are Amar Benikhlef, Dilshod Nazarov, Attila Ábrahám, Nikolay Gulyayev, Sheila Sherwood, and Heike Singer. After her are David Rudisha, Luke Kibet, Su Bingtian, Sergei Alifirenko, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, and Grace Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Seo Hyang-soon ranks 696. Before her are Fred Tatasciore, Attila Ábrahám, Cristóbal Parralo, Sylvie Fréchette, Ruth Gemmell, and David Herman. After her are Javier Valdez Cárdenas, Heidi Mohr, Kristen Skjeldal, Mopreme Shakur, Shannon Hoon, and Claus Christiansen.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Seo Hyang-soon ranks 771 out of 1,128. Before her are Jo Hyun-jae (1980), Lee Wan (1984), Kang Han-na (1989), Kim Jae-yup (1965), Kim Ryeo-wook (1987), and Min (1991). After her are Kim Soo-nyung (1971), Ha Hyung-joo (1962), Yugyeom (1997), Giselle (2000), Kim Jung-hwan (1983), and Bona (1995).

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  • Photo of Jo Hyun-jae

    Jo Hyun-jae

    ACTOR

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 46.64

    Rank: 765

  • Photo of Lee Wan

    Lee Wan

    ACTOR

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 46.64

    Rank: 766

  • Photo of Kang Han-na

    Kang Han-na

    ACTOR

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 46.62

    Rank: 767

  • Photo of Kim Jae-yup

    Kim Jae-yup

    POLITICIAN

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 46.58

    Rank: 768

  • Photo of Kim Ryeo-wook

    Kim Ryeo-wook

    SINGER

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 46.58

    Rank: 769

  • Photo of Min

    Min

    ACTOR

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 46.55

    Rank: 770

  • Photo of Seo Hyang-soon

    Seo Hyang-soon

    ATHLETE

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 46.54

    Rank: 771

  • Photo of Kim Soo-nyung

    Kim Soo-nyung

    ATHLETE

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 46.50

    Rank: 772

  • Photo of Ha Hyung-joo

    Ha Hyung-joo

    MARTIAL ARTS

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 46.49

    Rank: 773

  • Photo of Yugyeom

    Yugyeom

    SINGER

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 46.48

    Rank: 774

  • Photo of Giselle

    Giselle

    SINGER

    2000 - Present

    HPI: 46.45

    Rank: 775

  • Photo of Kim Jung-hwan

    Kim Jung-hwan

    ATHLETE

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 46.43

    Rank: 776

  • Photo of Bona

    Bona

    ACTOR

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 46.43

    Rank: 777

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Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Seo Hyang-soon ranks 18. Before her are Kim Ki-hoon (1967), Lee Han-sup (1966), Kim Jae-bum (1985), Park Kyung-mo (1975), Cho Youn-jeong (1969), and Oh Jin-hyek (1981). After her are Kim Soo-nyung (1971), Kim Jung-hwan (1983), Kim Kyung-wook (1970), Jin Jong-oh (1979), Park Sung-hyun (1983), and Oh Kyo-moon (1972).

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