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Won Woo-young

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Won Woo-young is the 235th most popular fencer (up from 238th in 2019), the 991st most popular biography from South Korea (up from 1,017th in 2019) and the 10th most popular South Korean Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Won Woo-young ranks 235 out of 349. Before him are Oh Eun-seok, Yannick Borel, Paolo Pizzo, Simona Gherman, Luigi Samele, and Mathieu Gourdain. After him are Loredana Dinu, Tomasz Motyka, Choi Byung-chul, Nikolai Novosjolov, Aleksey Yakimenko, and Gauthier Grumier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Won Woo-young ranks 909. Before him are Waldo Ponce, 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.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Won Woo-young ranks 991 out of 1,128. Before him are Nancy (2000), Sim Kwon-ho (1972), Chung Kyung-ho (1980), Ko Jong-soo (1978), Nam Tae-hyun (1994), and Lee Sung-yeol (1991). After him are Dana (1986), Wheein (1995), Do Ji-han (1991), Choi Byung-chul (1981), Han Soon-chul (1984), and Baek Ji-hoon (1985).

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Among FENCERS In South Korea

Among fencers born in South Korea, Won Woo-young ranks 10. Before him are Kim Ji-yeon (1988), Shin A-lam (1986), Jeon Hee-sook (1984), Gu Bon-gil (1989), Choi In-jeong (1990), and Oh Eun-seok (1983). After him are Choi Byung-chul (1981), Choi Eun-sook (1986), Park Sang-young (1995), Kim Jun-ho (1994), Oh Sang-uk (1996), and Yoon Ji-su (1993).

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