TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
Kim Taek-soo
1970 - Today

Kim Taek-soo
Kim Taek-Soo (Korean: 김택수; Hanja: 金擇洙, born May 25, 1970) is a former table tennis player from South Korea. He used a one-sided penhold style, compared to the newer style of reverse-backhand looping that has become the Chinese penhold standard. In 2010, it was announced that Taek-Soo would succeed Yoo Nam-Kyu as head coach of South Korea's national table tennis team, with the date of the change unknown. He married archer Kim Jo-sun in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Taek-soo is the 42nd most popular table tennis player (down from 40th in 2019), the 611th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 543rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Table Tennis Player.
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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS
Among table tennis players, Kim Taek-soo ranks 42 out of 107. Before him are Li Bun-hui, Peter Karlsson, Kalinikos Kreanga, Ulf Bengtsson, Ryu Seung-min, and Hyun Jung-hwa. After him are Jiang Jialiang, Michael Maze, Jörg Roßkopf, Wang Nan, Fan Zhendong, and Wang Tao.
Most Popular Table Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLi Bun-hui
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 36
Peter Karlsson
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 37
Kalinikos Kreanga
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 38
Ulf Bengtsson
1960 - 2019
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 39
Ryu Seung-min
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 40
Hyun Jung-hwa
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 41
Kim Taek-soo
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 42
Jiang Jialiang
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 43
Michael Maze
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 44
Jörg Roßkopf
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 45
Wang Nan
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 46
Fan Zhendong
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 47
Wang Tao
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 48
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Kim Taek-soo ranks 518. Before him are Valérie Bonneton, Kenichi Shimokawa, Shepard Fairey, Dan Eggen, Brigita Bukovec, and Leontien van Moorsel. After him are Albert Tomàs, Karla Homolka, Jennifer Gareis, Alejandra Barros, Judith Hermann, and Joël Abati.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsValérie Bonneton
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 512
Kenichi Shimokawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 513
Shepard Fairey
ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 514
Dan Eggen
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 515
Brigita Bukovec
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 516
Leontien van Moorsel
CYCLIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 517
Kim Taek-soo
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 518
Albert Tomàs
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 519
Karla Homolka
EXTREMIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 520
Jennifer Gareis
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 521
Alejandra Barros
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 522
Judith Hermann
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 523
Joël Abati
HANDBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 524
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Kim Taek-soo ranks 611 out of 1,128. Before him are Jung Eun-ji (1993), Yoo Seung-jun (1976), Kim Seol-hyun (1995), Hyun Jung-hwa (1969), Min Hyo-rin (1986), and Jin Goo (1980). After him are Kwon Eun-bi (1995), Kim Min-jung (1982), Viktor An (1985), Choi Young-il (1966), Kim Min-kyu (1994), and Kim Woo-jin (1992).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsJung Eun-ji
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 605
Yoo Seung-jun
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 606
Kim Seol-hyun
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 607
Hyun Jung-hwa
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 608
Min Hyo-rin
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 609
Jin Goo
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 610
Kim Taek-soo
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 611
Kwon Eun-bi
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 612
Kim Min-jung
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 613
Viktor An
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 614
Choi Young-il
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 615
Kim Min-kyu
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 616
Kim Woo-jin
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 617
Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS In South Korea
Among table tennis players born in South Korea, Kim Taek-soo ranks 5. Before him are Yoo Nam-kyu (1968), Joo Sae-hyuk (1980), Ryu Seung-min (1982), and Hyun Jung-hwa (1969). After him are Lee Chul-seung (1972), Ahn Jae-hyung (1965), Oh Sang-eun (1977), Yang Young-ja (1964), Kim Kyung-ah (1977), and Park Mi-young (1981).
Yoo Nam-kyu
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 1
Joo Sae-hyuk
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 2
Ryu Seung-min
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 3
Hyun Jung-hwa
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4
Kim Taek-soo
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5
Lee Chul-seung
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 6
Ahn Jae-hyung
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 7
Oh Sang-eun
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 8
Yang Young-ja
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 9
Kim Kyung-ah
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 10
Park Mi-young
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 11