ATHLETE

Son Tae-jin

1988 - Today

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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Son Tae-jin is the 4,337th most popular athlete (up from 5,050th in 2024), the 1,080th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,068th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Son Tae-jin ranks 675. Before her are Aleksandrs Cauņa, Servet Tazegül, Kaspars Daugaviņš, Nami Tamaki, Daria Kinzer, and Gigi Ibrahim. After her are Babett Peter, Yu Dabao, J-Min, Erik Knudsen, Ivan Kelava, and Kristina Asmus.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Son Tae-jin ranks 1,080 out of 1,128. Before her are Cha Dong-min (1986), Cho Ho-sung (1974), Choi Yoon-so (1984), Kang Min-soo (1986), Kim Woo-seok (1996), and Kim Bo-ra (1995). After her are J-Min (1988), Noh Jung-yoon (1971), Kim Kyung-ah (1977), Ren Hayakawa (1987), Woo Hye-rim (1992), and Kim Min-soo (1975).

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  • Photo of Cha Dong-min

    Cha Dong-min

    MARTIAL ARTS

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 42.16

    Rank: 1,074

  • Photo of Cho Ho-sung

    Cho Ho-sung

    CYCLIST

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 42.16

    Rank: 1,075

  • Photo of Choi Yoon-so

    Choi Yoon-so

    ACTOR

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 42.13

    Rank: 1,076

  • Photo of Kang Min-soo

    Kang Min-soo

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 42.12

    Rank: 1,077

  • Photo of Kim Woo-seok

    Kim Woo-seok

    SINGER

    1996 - Present

    HPI: 42.10

    Rank: 1,078

  • Photo of Kim Bo-ra

    Kim Bo-ra

    ACTOR

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 42.10

    Rank: 1,079

  • Photo of Son Tae-jin

    Son Tae-jin

    ATHLETE

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 42.09

    Rank: 1,080

  • Photo of J-Min

    J-Min

    SINGER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 42.08

    Rank: 1,081

  • Photo of Noh Jung-yoon

    Noh Jung-yoon

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 42.08

    Rank: 1,082

  • Photo of Kim Kyung-ah

    Kim Kyung-ah

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 42.06

    Rank: 1,083

  • Photo of Ren Hayakawa

    Ren Hayakawa

    POLITICIAN

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 42.05

    Rank: 1,084

  • Photo of Woo Hye-rim

    Woo Hye-rim

    SINGER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 42.05

    Rank: 1,085

  • Photo of Kim Min-soo

    Kim Min-soo

    WRESTLER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 42.01

    Rank: 1,086

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Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Son Tae-jin ranks 41. Before her are Lim Su-jeong (1986), Lee Bong-ju (1970), Yoon Hye-young (1977), Kim Kyong-hun (1975), and Dae-ho Lee (1982). After her are Lee Seung-yun (1995), Moon Dae-sung (1976), Seung-hwan Oh (1982), Lee Sun-hee (1978), Chae Ji-hoon (1974), Kim Nam-soon (1980), and Jang Yong-ho (1976).

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