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Oh Jin-hyek

1981 - Today

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Oh Jin-hyek (Korean: 오진혁; Korean pronunciation: [o.dʑin.ɦjʌk̚,], Hanja: 吳真爀; born 15 August 1981) is a South Korean archer. Oh first competed for the Korean national team in 1999, but did not win a major individual international tournament until he won the gold medal in the Men's individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, also becoming the first Korean male archer to win an Olympic individual gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Oh Jin-hyek is the 2,932nd most popular athlete (up from 3,729th in 2024), the 745th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 902nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Oh Jin-hyek ranks 2,932 out of 6,025Before him are Natalya Bochina, Gerald Tinker, Thomas Greiner, Jon Drummond, Ioana Olteanu, and Brendan Foster. After him are Andrea Parenti, Niels Henriksen, Andrew Hoy, Irving Saladino, Matthias Jacob, and Bojan Prešern.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Oh Jin-hyek ranks 500Before him are Mia Hansen-Løve, Anoushka Shankar, Raúl Entrerríos, Chiwa Saitō, Kristin Størmer Steira, and Katharine Isabelle. After him are Servet Çetin, Aristide Benoît Zogbo, K.Will, Dan Feuerriegel, JJ Lin, and Mardy Fish.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Oh Jin-hyek ranks 745 out of 1,128Before him are Oh Seong-ok (1972), Son Dam-bi (1983), Lee Tae-ho (1961), Cho Youn-jeong (1969), Nam Ji-hyun (1995), and Yeon Sang-ho (1978). After him are Kim Mi-soo (1992), Kim Woo-jin (1997), Nam Gyu-ri (1985), Hyolyn (1990), Kang Jae-won (1965), and Mino (1993).

Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Oh Jin-hyek ranks 16Before him are Kim Young-ho (1971), Kim Ki-hoon (1967), Lee Han-sup (1966), Kim Jae-bum (1985), Park Kyung-mo (1975), and Cho Youn-jeong (1969). After him are Seo Hyang-soon (1967), Kim Soo-nyung (1971), Kim Jung-hwan (1983), Kim Kyung-wook (1970), Jin Jong-oh (1979), and Park Sung-hyun (1983).