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Son Tae-jin

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Son Tae-jin (Korean: 손태진; Hanja: 孫泰珍; Korean pronunciation: [son.tʰɛ̝.dʑin]; born May 5, 1988, in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) is a South Korean Taekwondo practitioner. In May 2007, Son first competed in the World Taekwondo Championships in Beijing, China at the age of 19, but lost to Algimiro Mejias of Venezuela in the bantamweight (-62 kg) first round. In September 2007, he finished in 1st place in the -68 kg category at the World Qualification Tournament in Manchester, England, by defeating 2005 world featherweight (-67 kg) champion Mark López of United States in the quarterfinals and 2007 world featherweight (-67 kg) champion Gessler Viera Abreu of Cuba in the final. In May 2008, Son eventually qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, defeating 2006 Asian Game winner Kim Ju-Young and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Song Myeong-Seob at the 2008 Korean Olympic Taekwondo Trials. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Son Tae-jin is the 4,004th most popular athlete (up from 5,082nd in 2019), the 940th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 1,069th in 2019) and the 34th most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Son Tae-jin ranks 4,004 out of 6,025. Before her are Giovanni Cernogoraz, Vadims Vasiļevskis, Juris Šics, Mark Breland, Dimitri Peters, and Milan Aleksić. After her are Priscah Jeptoo, Martin Sinković, Cheng Ming, Yarisley Silva, Tonique Williams-Darling, and Maude Charron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Son Tae-jin ranks 653. Before her are Aleksandrs Cauņa, Servet Tazegül, Kaspars Daugaviņš, Nami Tamaki, Daria Kinzer, and Gigi Ibrahim. After her are Babett Peter, Yu Dabao, Erik Knudsen, Ivan Kelava, Kristina Asmus, and Nicholas Braun.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Son Tae-jin ranks 940 out of 1,128. Before her are Heize (1991), Cha Dong-min (1986), Choi Yoon-so (1984), Kang Min-soo (1986), Kim Woo-seok (1996), and Kim Bo-ra (1995). After her are Noh Jung-yoon (1971), Kim Kyung-ah (1977), Ren Hayakawa (1987), Woo Hye-rim (1992), Kang Ji-young (1994), and Lim Na-young (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Son Tae-jin ranks 34. Before her are Gil Young-ah (1970), Lee Sung-jin (1985), Lee Chang-hwan (1982), Ku Bon-chan (1993), Lim Su-jeong (1986), and Dae-ho Lee (1982). After her are Lee Seung-yun (1995), Seung-hwan Oh (1982), Lee Sun-hee (1978), Chae Ji-hoon (1974), Lim Chang-yong (1976), and Jung Jae-eun (1980).

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