Park Tae-hwan is a South Korean competitive swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and world champion. He has four Olympic medals,five world titles,and 20 Asian Games medals. He won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle and a silver in the 200-meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle. He is the first Asian swimmer to claim a gold medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle,and the first-ever South Korean swimmer to win any Olympic medal in swimming. He also holds 3 Asian Records,all in Men's Freestyle. He is best known for his impressive range and versatility,as he is able to compete at international level in 100-,200-,400- and 1,500-meter freestyle.
The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches,governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times,but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney,Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles,California,United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times,with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level,The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978,2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship,the national team won four gold medals,two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 28th in the FIVB World Rankings.
Mo Tae-bum is a South Korean speed skater. He is the 2010 Olympic Champion and the 2012 and 2013 World Champion in 500 m. He started speedskating while in the third grade. Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics,Mo won two distances at the 2006 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. He has competed on the national level since 2004 and has competed internationally since 2005.
Kim Tae-hwan is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a right back for the K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and South Korea national team.
Kim Eun-jung,nicknamed "Annie" is a South Korean curler from Uiseong. She currently skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. Kim skipped the national team from 2016 to 2018 and represented Korea on home ice at the 2018 Winter Olympics,where her team won a silver medal.
South Korea,officially the Republic of Korea,competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history since 1984. A total of 205 athletes,103 men and 101 women,competed in 24 sports.
Gim Eun-ji also known as Gim Un-chi is a Korean curler from Uijeongbu. She currently skips the Gyeonggi Province curling team.
Kim Soo-hyuk is a Korean curler from Gyeongi-do. He currently skips the Gyeongbuk Athletic Association curling team out of Uiseong.
Lee Tae-hwan is a South Korean actor,model and singer. Since his acting debut in 2013,he has starred in television dramas and web series,notably Pride and Prejudice (2014) and W. He is a member of 5urprise.
Cha Jun-hwan is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2023 Worlds silver medalist,the 2022 Four Continents champion,the 2024 Four Continents bronze medalist,the 2018–2019 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist,a five-time Grand Prix medalist,a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist,as well as an eight-time consecutive South Korean national champion (2017–2024). He represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics. At the junior level,Cha is the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and a two-time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist.
Kim Min-ji is a South Korean curler. She currently plays third on the Gyeonggi Province curling team skipped by Gim Eun-ji. She is a 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling champion.
Kim Chang-min is a South Korean curler. Kim was the skip of the South Korean men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
South Korea competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro,Japan from 19 to 26 February. The country's goal for the games was a top two finish,and a record medal haul with at least 15 gold medals.
Kim Kyeong-ae,nicknamed "Steak" is a South Korean curler. She currently plays third on Team Kim Eun-jung. The Kim team represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics,where they won a silver medal.
Kim Seon-yeong,nicknamed "Sunny" is a South Korean curler. She was the second,but now plays lead on Team Kim Eun-jung. The Kim team represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics,where they won a silver medal.
Kim Yeong-mi,nicknamed "Pancake" is a South Korean curler. She was the lead,but now is the alternate on Team Kim Eun-jung. The Kim team represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics,where they won a silver medal.
Yang Tae-i is a South Korean curler from Uijeongbu. She currently plays second on the Chuncheon City Hall curling team,skipped by Ha Seung-youn. While playing with Kim Min-ji,she won a gold medal at the 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and a silver medal at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships.
Kim Jun-ho is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer,three-time team Asian champion,three-time team world champion,and 2021 team Olympic champion.
The 2022 Korean Curling Championships,Korea's national curling championships,were held from June 11 to 17 at the Jincheon National Training Centre in Jincheon,South Korea. The winning teams on both the men's and women's sides became the Korean National Teams for the 2022–23 curling season. They will represent Korea at the 2022 Pan-Continental Curling Championships and later the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship and 2023 World Men's Curling Championship if they reach qualification. Both the men's and women's events were played in a round robin format which qualified four teams for the playoffs.
The Korean Curling Championships are the annual Korean men's and women's curling championships,organized by the Korean Curling Federation (KCF). The winners of the championship qualify for the Korean National Team. Until 2022,they earned the right to represent South Korea at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (PACC) and the World Curling Championships if they reached qualification. Every four years,the winners also qualify to represent South Korea at the Winter Olympic Games if the country received a berth. The championship also qualifies the winners for the Asian Winter Games if it is held during the season they are the national team.
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