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Kim Young-ho

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Kim Young-ho (born April 9, 1971 in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean foil fencer. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, he won the gold medal in individual foil, defeating Ralf Bissdorf of Germany in the final. He became the first Olympic Champion in fencing from Korea, and the first Asian man to win an Olympic Gold medal in fencing. At the 1997 World Championships he had perhaps one of the most heroic losses in top level fencing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Young-ho is the 2,756th most popular athlete (down from 2,623rd in 2024), the 682nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 605th in 2019) and the 10th most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kim Young-ho ranks 2,756 out of 6,025. Before him are Sophie Moressée-Pichot, Ato Boldon, Grigory Kiriyenko, Irina Belova, Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, and Grant Bramwell. After him are Vasyl Arkhypenko, Tapio Korjus, Mark McKoy, Daniel Martínez, Robert Wangila, and Wanda Panfil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Kim Young-ho ranks 578. Before him are Tomasz Wałdoch, Julian Cheung, Erick Morillo, Tom Green, Masato Otake, and Tatiana Sorokko. After him are Pasquale Aleardi, Charles Baker, Servais Knaven, Mona Grudt, Susi Susanti, and Nicklas Kulti.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Young-ho ranks 682 out of 1,128. Before him are Lee Sung-min (1986), Park Joo-ho (1987), Jeon Ki-young (1973), Choi Hyun-wook (2002), Cho Mi-yeon (1997), and Gary (1978). After him are Jeon So-min (1986), Song Ji-eun (1990), Jang Wooyoung (1989), Ye Ji-won (1973), Shin Hyun-been (1986), and Lee Yeon-hee (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Kim Young-ho ranks 10. Before him are Im Dong-hyun (1986), Chun In-soo (1965), Viktor An (1985), Kim Woo-jin (1992), Dong Hyun Kim (1981), and Song Dae-nam (1979). After him are Kim Ki-hoon (1967), Lee Han-sup (1966), Kim Jae-bum (1985), Park Kyung-mo (1975), Cho Youn-jeong (1969), and Oh Jin-hyek (1981).

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