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Industry | Sport |
Headquarters | , South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yoo Jung Geun (CEO of Cheil Worldwide) |
Parent | Cheil Worldwide |
Website | www |
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Samsung Sports is Samsung's multi-sport club and sports marketing department in South Korea. [1] [2]
Sports | Parent company | Team | Founded | Training ground | Notable players | Note |
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Equestrian | Samsung Electronics | Samsung Electronics Equestrian Club | 1988 | Samsung Equestrian Center | Choi Joon-sang | Disbanded in 2010 |
Athletics | Samsung Electronics Athletic Club | 2000 | Challenge Camp | Lee Bong-ju | ||
Rugby | Samsung Heavy Industries | Samsung Heavy Industries Rugby Club | 1995 | Yoon Tae-il | Disbanded in 2015 | |
Badminton | Samsung Life Insurance | Samsung Life Insurance Badminton Club | 1996 | Hanullim Gymnasium | Lee Yong-dae, Lee Hyo-jung | |
Tennis | Samsung Securities | Samsung Securities Tennis Club | 1992 | Lee Hyung-taik, Chung Hyeon | Disbanded in 2015 | |
Table Tennis | Samsung Life Insurance | Samsung Life Table Tennis Club | 1978 | Samsung Training Center | Ryu Seung-min, Joo Se-hyuk | |
Wrestling | Samsung Life Wrestling Club | 1983 | Jung Ji-hyun, Kim Hyeon-woo | |||
Taekwondo | S-1 Corporation | Samsung S-1 Taekwondo Club | 1997 | Moon Dae-sung | ||
American Football | Samsung Heavy Industries | Samsung Geoje Blue Storm | 1999 | Jeon Hong-duck |
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