HANDBALL PLAYER

Kang Jae-won

1965 - Today

Kang Jae-won

Kang Jae-Won (born 30 November 1965) is a South Korean retired handball player and current coach for the South Korean women's national team. He was voted World Player of the Year 1989 by the International Handball Federation. Kang achieved a silver medal with the South Korean national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kang Jae-won is the 114th most popular handball player (down from 39th in 2024), the 750th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 387th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Kang Jae-won ranks 114 out of 420. Before him are Oh Seong-ok, Alberto Entrerríos, Vasily Kudinov, Boris Jarak, Mia Hermansson-Högdahl, and Raúl Entrerríos. After him are Alvaro Načinović, Filip Jícha, Cristina Neagu, Katarina Bulatović, Andreas Palicka, and Venio Losert.

Most Popular Handball Players in Wikipedia

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Oh Seong-ok
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 108
Alberto Entrerríos
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 109
Vasily Kudinov
1969 - 2017
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 110
Boris Jarak
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 111
Mia Hermansson-Högdahl
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 112
Raúl Entrerríos
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 113
Kang Jae-won
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 114
Alvaro Načinović
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 115
Filip Jícha
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 116
Cristina Neagu
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 117
Katarina Bulatović
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 118
Andreas Palicka
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 119
Venio Losert
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 120

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Kang Jae-won ranks 779. Before him are Mia Hermansson-Högdahl, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Andrea Parenti, José Zúñiga, John Rzeznik, and Michael Goldenberg. After him are Donat Acklin, Nestor Omar Piccoli, Gheorghe Mihali, John Moshoeu, Koji Gyotoku, and Marcus du Sautoy.

Others Born in 1965

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Mia Hermansson-Högdahl
HANDBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 773
Waldemar Tomaszewski
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 774
Andrea Parenti
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 775
José Zúñiga
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 776
John Rzeznik
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 777
Michael Goldenberg
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 778
Kang Jae-won
HANDBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 779
Donat Acklin
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 780
Nestor Omar Piccoli
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 781
Gheorghe Mihali
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 782
John Moshoeu
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2015
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 783
Koji Gyotoku
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 784
Marcus du Sautoy
MATHEMATICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 785