Song Dong-wook

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Song Dong-wook
Personal information
Nationality South Korean
Born (1962-08-20) August 20, 1962 (age 61)
Korean name
Hangul
송동욱
Revised Romanization Song Donguk
McCune–Reischauer Song Tonguk
Medal record
Men's Tennis
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Seoul Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 New Delhi Doubles

Song Dong-wook (born August 20, 1962 in Seoul) is a former tennis player from South Korea, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he was defeated in the first round by America's eventual runner up Tim Mayotte. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on April 27, 1987, when he became the number 352 of the world.


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