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Mo Tae-bum
1989 - Today

Mo Tae-bum
Mo Tae-bum (Korean: 모태범, Hanja: 牟太釩; Korean pronunciation: [mo.tʰɛ̝.bʌm]; born 15 February 1989) is a South Korean speed skater. He is the 2010 Olympic Champion and the 2012 and 2013 World Champion in 500 m. He started speedskating while in the third grade. Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Mo won two distances at the 2006 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Mo Tae-bum is the 333rd most popular skater (up from 377th in 2024), the 1,109th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,047th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Skater.
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Among SKATERS
Among skaters, Mo Tae-bum ranks 333 out of 483. Before him are Linda Fratianne, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Rosalynn Sumners, Elene Gedevanishvili, Gerard Kemkers, and Jochem Uytdehaage. After him are Fumie Suguri, Koen Verweij, Charles Hamelin, Nikita Katsalapov, Svetlana Fedotkina, and Ilia Malinin.
Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLinda Fratianne
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 327
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 328
Rosalynn Sumners
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 329
Elene Gedevanishvili
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 330
Gerard Kemkers
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 331
Jochem Uytdehaage
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 332
Mo Tae-bum
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 333
Fumie Suguri
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 334
Koen Verweij
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 335
Charles Hamelin
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 336
Nikita Katsalapov
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 337
Svetlana Fedotkina
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 338
Ilia Malinin
2004 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 339
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1989, Mo Tae-bum ranks 668. Before him are Yi Siling, Nanase Kiryu, Sayumi Michishige, Stefan Reinartz, Sesil Karatantcheva, and Carlos Betancur. After him are Mariana Duque Mariño, Lee Bum-young, Innocent Emeghara, Samuel Inkoom, Alan Becker, and Roman Koudelka.
Others Born in 1989
Go to all RankingsYi Siling
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 662
Nanase Kiryu
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 663
Sayumi Michishige
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 664
Stefan Reinartz
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 665
Sesil Karatantcheva
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 666
Carlos Betancur
CYCLIST
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 667
Mo Tae-bum
SKATER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 668
Mariana Duque Mariño
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 669
Lee Bum-young
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 670
Innocent Emeghara
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 671
Samuel Inkoom
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 672
Alan Becker
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 673
Roman Koudelka
SKIER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 674
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Mo Tae-bum ranks 1,109 out of 1,128. Before him are Esom (1990), Lina (1984), Lee Seung-yun (1995), Park Mi-young (1981), Ji So-yun (1991), and Choi In-jeong (1990). After him are Lee Bum-young (1989), Inbee Park (1988), Kim Jin-kyu (1985), Park Hae-jung (1972), Kim Min-woo (1990), and Kang Mi-na (1999).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsEsom
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 1,103
Lina
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 1,104
Lee Seung-yun
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 1,105
Park Mi-young
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 1,106
Ji So-yun
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 1,107
Choi In-jeong
FENCER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 1,108
Mo Tae-bum
SKATER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 1,109
Lee Bum-young
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 1,110
Inbee Park
GOLFER
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 1,111
Kim Jin-kyu
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 1,112
Park Hae-jung
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 1,113
Kim Min-woo
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 1,114
Kang Mi-na
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 1,115
Among SKATERS In South Korea
Among skaters born in South Korea, Mo Tae-bum ranks 5. Before him are Yuna Kim (1990), Lee Sang-hwa (1989), Chun Lee-kyung (1976), and Lee Kang-seok (1985). After him are Lee Jung-su (1989), Jin Sun-yu (1988), Lim Hyo-jun (1996), Lee Seung-hoon (1988), Kim Dong-sung (1980), Kim Yun-mi (1980), and Choi Min-jeong (1998).
Yuna Kim
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1
Lee Sang-hwa
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 2
Chun Lee-kyung
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 3
Lee Kang-seok
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 4
Mo Tae-bum
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 5
Lee Jung-su
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 6
Jin Sun-yu
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 7
Lim Hyo-jun
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 8
Lee Seung-hoon
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 9
Kim Dong-sung
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 10
Kim Yun-mi
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 11
Choi Min-jeong
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 12














































