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Won Woo-young

1982 - Today

Won Woo-young

Won Woo-young (Korean: 원우영; Korean pronunciation: [wʌn.u.jʌŋ]; born 3 February 1982) is a South Korean sabre fencer. He won gold at the Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games and Asian Championships and is the first Asian fencer to win gold in the men's individual sabre event at the World Championships. After retiring, he became a sports commentator for Seoul Broadcasting System and covered fencing events at various international tournaments. In November 2021, he was appointed coach of the men's sabre team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Won Woo-young is the 256th most popular fencer (down from 243rd in 2024), the 1,151st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,016th in 2019) and the 11th most popular South Korean Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Won Woo-young ranks 256 out of 349. Before him are Yannick Borel, Vladislav Pavlovich, Paolo Pizzo, Simona Gherman, Luigi Samele, and Mathieu Gourdain. After him are Gianna Hablützel-Bürki, Loredana Dinu, Tomasz Motyka, Julia Beljajeva, Choi Byung-chul, and Erika Kirpu.

Most Popular Fencers in Wikipedia

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Yannick Borel
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 250
Vladislav Pavlovich
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 251
Paolo Pizzo
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 252
Simona Gherman
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 253
Luigi Samele
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 254
Mathieu Gourdain
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 255
Won Woo-young
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 256
Gianna Hablützel-Bürki
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 257
Loredana Dinu
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 258
Tomasz Motyka
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 259
Julia Beljajeva
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 260
Choi Byung-chul
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 261
Erika Kirpu
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 262

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Won Woo-young ranks 957. Before him are Yadier Molina, Koen de Kort, Marek Svatoš, Mark Renshaw, Leonardo Henriques da Silva, and Julia Schruff. After him are Tamilla Abbasova, Tony Allen, Peter Škantár, Jaroslav Soukup, Kristjan Kangur, and David Wright.

Others Born in 1982

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Yadier Molina
BASEBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 951
Koen de Kort
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 952
Marek Svatoš
HOCKEY PLAYER
1982 - 2016
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 953
Mark Renshaw
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 954
Leonardo Henriques da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 955
Julia Schruff
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 956
Won Woo-young
FENCER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 957
Tamilla Abbasova
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 958
Tony Allen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 959
Peter Škantár
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 960
Jaroslav Soukup
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 961
Kristjan Kangur
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 962
David Wright
BASEBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 963