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Won Woo-young

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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 24,063 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Won Woo-young is the 210th most popular fencer (down from 141st in 2019), the 864th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 723rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular South Korean Fencer.

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  • 16

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Won Woo-young ranks 210 out of 174. Before him are Enrico Garozzo, Brice Guyart, Alfredo Rota, Jörg Fiedler, Érik Boisse, and Yuki Ota. After him are Gábor Boczkó, Enzo Lefort, Timur Safin, Paolo Pizzo, Loredana Dinu, and Simona Gherman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Won Woo-young ranks 925. Before him are Danja, Benh Zeitlin, Alex da Kid, Snježana Pejčić, Teresa Portela, and Céline Dumerc. After him are José Antônio Martins Galvão, Lauren Oliver, Stef Clement, Nadine Krause, Rafael, and Emanuele Calaiò.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Won Woo-young ranks 864 out of 944. Before him are Park Sung-hyun (1983), Na Hae-ryung (1994), Kim Seung-yong (1985), Cho Byung-kuk (1981), Inbee Park (1988), and Shim Suk-hee (1997). After him are Kim Min-woo (1990), Gwak Dong-han (1992), Ryu Seung-woo (1993), Han Kook-young (1990), Choi Mi-sun (1996), and Park Ji-min (1997).

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Among FENCERS In South Korea

Among fencers born in South Korea, Won Woo-young ranks 6. Before him are Kim Ji-yeon (1988), Nam Hyun-hee (1981), Gu Bon-gil (1989), Shin A-lam (1986), and Choi Byung-chul (1981). After him are Jeon Hee-sook (1984), Oh Eun-seok (1983), Park Sang-young (1995), Jung Jin-sun (1984), Jung Gil-ok (1980), and Choi In-jeong (1990).

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