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Won Woo-young
1982 - Today
Won Woo-young
Won Woo-young (Korean: 원우영; Korean pronunciation: [wʌn.u.jʌŋ]; born 3 February 1982) is a South Korean sabre fencer. He won gold at the Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games and Asian Championships and is the first Asian fencer to win gold in the men's individual sabre event at the World Championships.After retiring, he became a sports commentator for Seoul Broadcasting System and covered fencing events at various international tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Won Woo-young has received more than 23,382 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Won Woo-young is the 238th most popular fencer (down from 210th in 2019), the 1,007th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 857th in 2019) and the 8th most popular South Korean Fencer.
Memorability Metrics
23k
Page Views (PV)
29.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Won Woo-youngs by language
Over the past year Won Woo-young has had the most page views in the Korean wikipedia edition with 5,753 views, followed by English (3,620), and Chinese (2,253). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (701.25%), Egyptian Arabic (67.19%), and Spanish (48.62%)
Among FENCERS
Among fencers, Won Woo-young ranks 238 out of 349. Before him are Margherita Granbassi, Sun Yiwen, Simona Gherman, Yana Shemyakina, Gauthier Grumier, and Jörg Fiedler. After him are Imke Duplitzer, Érik Boisse, Jean-Michel Lucenay, Nikolay Kovalev, Inès Boubakri, and Aleksey Yakimenko.
Most Popular Fencers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMargherita Granbassi
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 232
Sun Yiwen
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.70
Rank: 233
Simona Gherman
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.64
Rank: 234
Yana Shemyakina
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.62
Rank: 235
Gauthier Grumier
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.56
Rank: 236
Jörg Fiedler
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 237
Won Woo-young
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 238
Imke Duplitzer
1975 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 239
Érik Boisse
1980 - Present
HPI: 29.39
Rank: 240
Jean-Michel Lucenay
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.30
Rank: 241
Nikolay Kovalev
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.23
Rank: 242
Inès Boubakri
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.23
Rank: 243
Aleksey Yakimenko
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.12
Rank: 244
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Won Woo-young ranks 958. Before him are Chisu, Óscar González Marcos, Lázaro Bruzón, Tony Bellew, Constantinos Makrides, and Katya Zamolodchikova. After him are Sándor Torghelle, Aleksandr Dmitrijev, Dickson Etuhu, Anastasia Rodionova, Ace Wilder, and Josip Pavić.
Others Born in 1982
Go to all RankingsChisu
MUSICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.56
Rank: 952
Óscar González Marcos
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 953
Lázaro Bruzón
CHESS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.51
Rank: 954
Tony Bellew
BOXER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.49
Rank: 955
Constantinos Makrides
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.49
Rank: 956
Katya Zamolodchikova
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 957
Won Woo-young
FENCER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 958
Sándor Torghelle
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.45
Rank: 959
Aleksandr Dmitrijev
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.42
Rank: 960
Dickson Etuhu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 961
Anastasia Rodionova
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.39
Rank: 962
Ace Wilder
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.39
Rank: 963
Josip Pavić
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.36
Rank: 964
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Won Woo-young ranks 1,007 out of 1,128. Before him are Choi Sung-kuk (1983), Jin Sun-yu (1988), Oh Ban-suk (1988), An Hyo-yeon (1978), Cho Young-cheol (1989), and Seo Dong-myung (1974). After him are Yang Hak-seon (1992), Han Kook-young (1990), Lee Hyo-jung (1981), Park Kyung-mo (1975), Lee Sun-hee (1978), and Son Yeon-jae (1994).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsChoi Sung-kuk
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.58
Rank: 1,001
Jin Sun-yu
SKATER
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.56
Rank: 1,002
Oh Ban-suk
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 1,003
An Hyo-yeon
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.52
Rank: 1,004
Cho Young-cheol
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.50
Rank: 1,005
Seo Dong-myung
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.49
Rank: 1,006
Won Woo-young
FENCER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 1,007
Yang Hak-seon
GYMNAST
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 1,008
Han Kook-young
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 1,009
Lee Hyo-jung
BADMINTON PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 1,010
Park Kyung-mo
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 29.38
Rank: 1,011
Lee Sun-hee
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.35
Rank: 1,012
Son Yeon-jae
GYMNAST
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.35
Rank: 1,013
Among FENCERS In South Korea
Among fencers born in South Korea, Won Woo-young ranks 8. Before him are Nam Hyun-hee (1981), Jung Gil-ok (1980), Jeon Hee-sook (1984), Kim Jun-ho (1994), Choi Byung-chul (1981), and Shin A-lam (1986). After him are Choi In-jeong (1990), Gu Bon-gil (1989), Jung Jin-sun (1984), Oh Eun-seok (1983), Park Sang-young (1995), and Choi Eun-sook (1986).
Nam Hyun-hee
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 2
Jung Gil-ok
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 3
Jeon Hee-sook
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 4
Kim Jun-ho
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.53
Rank: 5
Choi Byung-chul
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.31
Rank: 6
Shin A-lam
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.51
Rank: 7
Won Woo-young
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 8
Choi In-jeong
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.90
Rank: 9
Gu Bon-gil
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.65
Rank: 10
Jung Jin-sun
1984 - Present
HPI: 28.42
Rank: 11
Oh Eun-seok
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.87
Rank: 12
Park Sang-young
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.99
Rank: 13
Choi Eun-sook
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.08
Rank: 14