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Son Tae-jin

1988 - Today

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Son Tae-jin (Korean: 손태진; Hanja: 孫泰珍; Korean pronunciation: [son.tʰɛ̝.dʑin]; born May 5, 1988, in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) is a South Korean Taekwondo practitioner. In May 2007, Son first competed in the World Taekwondo Championships in Beijing, China at the age of 19, but lost to Algimiro Mejias of Venezuela in the bantamweight (-62 kg) first round. In September 2007, he finished in 1st place in the -68 kg category at the World Qualification Tournament in Manchester, England, by defeating 2005 world featherweight (-67 kg) champion Mark López of United States in the quarterfinals and 2007 world featherweight (-67 kg) champion Gessler Viera Abreu of Cuba in the final. In May 2008, Son eventually qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, defeating 2006 Asian Game winner Kim Ju-Young and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Song Myeong-Seob at the 2008 Korean Olympic Taekwondo Trials. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Son Tae-jin has received more than 29,115 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Son Tae-jin is the 4,593rd most popular athlete (down from 4,213th in 2019), the 1,055th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 933rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular South Korean Athlete.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Son Tae-jin ranks 4,593 out of 6,025. Before her are Cao Lei, Gagan Narang, Brittany Broben, Serguei Sednev, Duncan Free, and Ståle Sandbech. After her are Attila Vajda, Hilde Fenne, Qin Kai, Lucija Zaninović, Hellen Obiri, and Mahé Drysdale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Son Tae-jin ranks 1,070. Before her are Romain Hardy, Juan José Lobato, Justin Meram, Victoriya Kalinina, Jakub Kovář, and Marin Leovac. After her are Kshmr, Jun Aoyama, Bibiane Schoofs, Pavel Sukhov, Viktor Vasin, and Stephen Ahorlu.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Son Tae-jin ranks 1,055 out of 1,128. Before her are Kim Moon-hwan (1995), Lee Chang-hwan (1982), Kei (1995), Ren Hayakawa (1987), Han Soon-chul (1984), and Na Hae-ryung (1994). After her are Park Won-jae (1984), Kim So-yeong (1992), Gwak Dong-han (1992), Park Sang-young (1995), Dami Im (1988), and Lee Kyou-hyuk (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Son Tae-jin ranks 38. Before her are Lim Su-jeong (1986), Yun Sung-bin (1994), Jung Jae-eun (1980), Kim Jong-hyun (1985), Kim Bo-reum (1993), and Lee Chang-hwan (1982). After her are Choi Mi-sun (1996), Park Eun-chul (1981), Lee Ho-suk (1986), Sa Jae-hyouk (1985), Choi Hyeon-ju (1984), and Lee Sung-jin (1985).

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