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Nationality | South Korean |
Born | Seoul, Korea | 17 January 1943
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Sport | Speed skating |
Choi Nam-yeon (born 17 January 1943) is a South Korean speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1964 Winter Olympics. [1]
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 175 competitors, 116 men and 59 women, took part in 97 events in 19 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Seoul, a traditional Korean segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 7 sports.
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s and 1990s and is still one of the best teams in Asian women's volleyball, having won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and placing fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.
Dream (Korean: 드림) is a 2009 South Korean television series that follows the lives of a sports agent and K-1 fighters. Starring Joo Jin-mo, Kim Bum and Son Dam-bi, it aired on SBS from July 27 to September 29, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
South Korea participated in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar on 1 – 15 December 2006. South Korea ranked 2nd with 58 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. It marched together with North Korea at the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag, but both countries competed as separate teams at the event.
Bad Guy is a 2010 South Korean melodrama television series, starring Kim Nam-gil, Han Ga-in, Kim Jae-wook, Oh Yeon-soo and Jung So-min. Directed by Lee Hyung-min, it aired on SBS from May 26 to August 5, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 17 episodes.
Quiz of God is a South Korean television series broadcast on cable channel OCN. It was the first medical/forensic crime investigation drama to air in Korea. The series follows genius but eccentric neurosurgeon and forensic doctor Han Jin-woo and his team as they solve suspicious deaths and unravel mysteries involving rare diseases.
YG KPlus is a model management company established by fashion model-turned-CEO Go Eun-kyung. It is currently owned by YG Plus, a subsidiary of South Korean entertainment company YG Entertainment.
School of Performing Arts Seoul, colloquially known as 서공예 (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul.
Events from the year 1990 in South Korea.
Hello, My Twenties! is a South Korean television series starring Han Ye-ri, Han Seung-yeon, Park Eun-bin, Ryu Hwa-young and Park Hye-su. It replaced Mirror of the Witch and aired on cable network JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) time slot from July 22 to August 27, 2016 for 12 episodes.
Tunnel is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Yoon Hyun-min and Lee Yoo-young. It replaced Voice and aired on cable network OCN every Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) time slot from March 25 to May 21, 2017 for 16 episodes. The series was inspired by the Hwaseong serial murders.
Are You Human? is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Seo Kang-jun and Gong Seung-yeon. It aired on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot, from June 4 to August 7, 2018.
Live Up to Your Name is a 2017 fantasy medical South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil and Kim Ah-joong about skilled doctors of the 17th and 21st century. The series marks Kim Nam-gil's small screen comeback after four years. It aired on tvN from August 12 to October 1, 2017 at 21:00 (KST).
South Korea competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9–18 March 2018, as the host nation. In February 2018, the IPC had recommended North Korea to participate, and so North Korea made its Winter Paralympic debut. Teams representing South Korea and North Korea had planned to enter the Opening Ceremony marching under the Korean Unification Flag, however talks between the two teams failed to do so, and they entered separately in the opening ceremony under their own respective flags.
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon and Park Min-young. It is based on the novel of the same title by Jung Kyung-yoon which was first published in 2013, which was then serialized into a comic in 2015 via KakaoPage. The series aired on tvN from June 6 to July 26, 2018, on Wednesdays and Thursdays for 16 episodes.
The Golden Garden is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Lee Sang-woo, Oh Ji-eun and Lee Tae-sung. It aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from 20:45 to 23:10 (KST), from July 20 to October 26, 2019.
My Holo Love is a 2020 South Korean limited series starring Yoon Hyun-min and Ko Sung-hee. It was released on Netflix on February 7, 2020.
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