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Song Dae-nam

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Song Dae-Nam (Korean: 송대남; Korean pronunciation: [soŋ.dɛ̝.nam]; born 5 April 1979 in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province) is a former South Korean judoka. Song rose to prominence when he won the gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2012 Olympics. He was then nominated as the flagbearer for Korea in the closing ceremony. He is best known as the head coach of the South Korea Men's National Team, having produced two world champions in his first year as head coach. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Song Dae-nam is the 2,746th most popular athlete (up from 3,607th in 2024), the 676th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 877th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Song Dae-nam ranks 2,746 out of 6,025. Before him are Birgit Peter, Trischa Zorn, Giuseppe Abbagnale, Noor Alam, Phil Brown, and Egil Gjelland. After him are Silke Renk, Martina Jäschke, Giorgio Pellini, Paul Kipkoech, Bombayla Devi Laishram, and Galina Murašova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Song Dae-nam ranks 428. Before him are Igor Duljaj, Holly Madison, Karam Gaber, Shane Filan, John Morrison, and Vyacheslav Malafeev. After him are Shahzoda, Yoshimasa Fujita, Ken Chu, Zsolt Lőw, Bipasha Basu, and Miwa Yonetsu.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Song Dae-nam ranks 676 out of 1,128. Before him are Cho Seung-woo (1980), Jung Joon-young (1989), Lee So-yeon (1982), Ji Dong-won (1991), Shin Seung-hun (1966), and Yura (1992). After him are Park Tae-hwan (1989), Lee Sung-min (1986), Park Joo-ho (1987), Jeon Ki-young (1973), Choi Hyun-wook (2002), and Cho Mi-yeon (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Song Dae-nam ranks 9. Before him are Hwang Young-cho (1970), Im Dong-hyun (1986), Chun In-soo (1965), Viktor An (1985), Kim Woo-jin (1992), and Dong Hyun Kim (1981). After him are Kim Young-ho (1971), Kim Jin-ho (1961), Kim Ki-hoon (1967), Lee Han-sup (1966), Kim Jae-bum (1985), and Park Kyung-mo (1975).

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