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Ryu Seung-min

1982 - Today

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Ryu Seung-min (Korean: 유승민; Korean pronunciation: [ju.sɯŋ.min]; born August 5, 1982) is a South Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition. His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from the Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-Ove Waldner with 4–1. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze and silver medals respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Ryu Seung-min is the 41st most popular table tennis player (down from 39th in 2024), the 633rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 535th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Table Tennis Player.

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS

Among table tennis players, Ryu Seung-min ranks 41 out of 107. Before him are Zhang Jike, Li Bun-hui, Peter Karlsson, Kalinikos Kreanga, Ulf Bengtsson, and He Zhiwen. After him are Hyun Jung-hwa, Kim Taek-soo, Jiang Jialiang, Michael Maze, Jörg Roßkopf, and Wang Nan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Ryu Seung-min ranks 326. Before him are Jonathan Tucker, Aleksei Berezutski, Anita Briem, Ariel Lin, Ruth Negga, and Luca Antonini. After him are Joleon Lescott, Charlene Choi, Tom Pelphrey, Aleksandar Luković, Oceana, and Miguel Ángel Silvestre.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Ryu Seung-min ranks 633 out of 1,128. Before him are Ha Seok-ju (1968), Jeon Yeo-been (1989), The Korean Zombie (1987), Lee Hong-gi (1990), Kang Daniel (1996), and Park Ji-yeon (1993). After him are Kang Min-hyuk (1991), Jo Hyeon-woo (1991), Lee Kyung-keun (1962), Chungha (1996), Kim Myung-min (1972), and L (1992).

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS In South Korea

Among table tennis players born in South Korea, Ryu Seung-min ranks 3. Before him are Yoo Nam-kyu (1968), and Joo Sae-hyuk (1980). After him are Hyun Jung-hwa (1969), Kim Taek-soo (1970), Lee Chul-seung (1972), Ahn Jae-hyung (1965), Oh Sang-eun (1977), Yang Young-ja (1964), Hong Cha-ok (1970), Kim Kyung-ah (1977), and Park Mi-young (1981).

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