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Yuna Kim

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Yuna Kim (Korean: 김연아; born September 5, 1990), also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a South Korean figure skater. Known for her well-rounded skills, achievements, popularity, and impact on the sport, she is one of the most highly recognized athletes in South Korea and regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters in history, being commonly referred to as "Queen Yuna". Kim started skating at five years old and competed in women's singles from 2001 to 2014. She is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion (2009, 2013) the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2006, 2007, 2009), the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time South Korean national champion (2003–2006, 2013, 2014). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yuna Kim is the 97th most popular skater (up from 120th in 2019), the 330th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 358th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Yuna Kim ranks 97 out of 483. Before her are Barbara Wagner, Wim van der Voort, Alexei Ulanov, Alexander Hurd, Vera Ralston, and Hana Mašková. After her are Sissy Schwarz, Nancy Kerrigan, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev, Aleksandr Gorshkov, Paul Falk, and Carol Heiss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Yuna Kim ranks 68. Before her are Sergey Karjakin, Çağatay Ulusoy, Valentina Nappi, Taiki Tsuruno, Daniela Torres, and Hazal Kaya. After her are Tiger Shroff, Aras Bulut İynemli, Kevin Trapp, Aaron Ramsey, Dorothea Wierer, and Marcos Rojo.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yuna Kim ranks 330 out of 1,128. Before her are Yoon Eun-hye (1984), CL (1991), Moon Geun-young (1987), Jung Yu-mi (1983), Steven Yeun (1983), and Kim Joo-sung (1966). After her are Kim Do-hoon (1970), Seo Kang-joon (1993), Kang Soo-yeon (1966), Kim Joo-hyuk (1972), Kim Ha-neul (1978), and Unsuk Chin (1961).

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Among SKATERS In South Korea

Among skaters born in South Korea, Yuna Kim ranks 1. After her are Lee Sang-hwa (1989), Chun Lee-kyung (1976), Lee Kang-seok (1985), Mo Tae-bum (1989), Lee Jung-su (1989), Jin Sun-yu (1988), Lim Hyo-jun (1996), Lee Seung-hoon (1988), Kim Dong-sung (1980), Choi Min-jeong (1998), and Lee Kyou-hyuk (1978).

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