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Nam Hyun-hee

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Nam Hyun-Hee (Korean: 남현희; Hanja: 南賢喜; Korean pronunciation: [nam.ɦjʌn.ɦi] or [nam] [hjʌn.ɦi]; born 29 September 1981) is a South Korean foil fencer. She is left-handed. She won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after losing 6-5 to Valentina Vezzali in the final. She was also a team bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with South Korea beating France in the bronze medal match. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Nam Hyun-hee is the 169th most popular fencer (down from 155th in 2024), the 801st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 619th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Nam Hyun-hee ranks 169 out of 349. Before her are Angelo Mazzoni, Giovanna Trillini, Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo, Olha Kharlan, Andrey Shuvalov, and Bence Szabó. After her are Vadym Gutzeit, Guillermo Betancourt, Nicolas Lopez, Vilmoș Szabo, José Luis Abajo, and Fabrice Jeannet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Nam Hyun-hee ranks 548. Before her are Jean-Julien Rojer, Mauro Rosales, Zurab Zviadauri, Takumi Saitoh, Mika Väyrynen, and Choi Tae-uk. After her are Michael Silberbauer, Floriana Lima, Vangelis Moras, Veronica Maggio, Agustín Orión, and Gábor Talmácsi.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Nam Hyun-hee ranks 804 out of 1,128. Before her are Fleur Pellerin (1973), Luna (1993), Lee Gi-kwang (1990), Choo Ja-hyun (1979), Noh Soo-jin (1962), Jang Hyun-seung (1989), Hong Jong-hyun (1990), Oh Yun-kyo (1960), and Choi Tae-uk (1981). After her are Kim Min-seok (1990), Lee Si-yeon (1980), and Kim Hyung-jun (1987).

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Among FENCERS In South Korea

Among fencers born in South Korea, Nam Hyun-hee ranks 1. After her are Jung Gil-ok (1980), Oh Ha-na (1985), Jung Jin-sun (1984), Kim Ji-yeon (1988), Shin A-lam (1986), Jeon Hee-sook (1984), Gu Bon-gil (1989), Choi In-jeong (1990), Oh Eun-seok (1983), Won Woo-young (1982), and Choi Byung-chul (1981).

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