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South Korea was the host nation and competed as Korea at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 401 competitors,269 men and 132 women,took part in 218 events in 27 sports.
South Korea competed as Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,Spain. 226 competitors,154 men and 72 women,took part in 134 events in 24 sports.
Jungjong of Joseon,personal name Yi Yeok,firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong,was the 11th ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his older half-brother,the tyrannical Yeonsangun.
Myeongjong of Joseon,personal name Yi Hwan,was the 13th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Jungjong,and his mother was Queen Munjeong,who was Jungjong's third queen.
Seonjo of Joseon was the fourteenth king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea from 1567 to 1608. He was known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign. However,he later gained infamy from political discord and incompetent leadership during the Japanese invasions of Korea
Injong of Joseon,personal name Yi Ho,was the 12th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. His father was King Jungjong,and his mother was Queen Janggyeong,whose brother was Yun Im. As the firstborn,he became Crown Prince in 1520 and succeeded his father to the throne following Jungjong's death in 1544.
Jeong is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정",also often spelled Chung,Jung,Joung or Jong. As of the South Korean census of 2015,there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population. The Korean family name "정" is mainly derived from three homophonous hanja. 鄭 (2,151,879),丁 (243,803) and 程 (11,683). The rest of the homophonous hanjas include:政 (139),桯 (41),定 (29),正 (22) and 情 (5).
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,1990s and 2010s,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,the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,Great Britain and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,Japan.
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 32nd in the FIVB World Rankings and their current head coach is Im Do-heon.
Dong Yi is a 2010 South Korean historical television series starring Han Hyo-joo in the title role,along with Ji Jin-hee,Lee So-yeon and Bae Soo-bin. The series centers on the love story between King Sukjong and Choe Suk-bin. It aired from 22 March to 12 October 2010 on MBC TV's Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 time slot for 60 episodes.
Shin Suk-ju was a Korean politician during the Joseon Dynasty. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1466 and again from 1471 to 1475. He came from the Goryeong Shin clan.
Yun Won-hyeong was a Korean political figure of the Joseon period. He was the younger brother of Queen Munjeong,the 3rd wife of 11th King Jungjong and was the maternal uncle of the 13th King Myeongjong.
Yun (윤) is a common family name in Korea,which means "governor". The name is sometimes also transliterated as Yoon,Yune,Yiun,or Youn. According to the 2000 census,948,600 people had the surname in South Korea. It derives from the Chinese character 尹also used for the Chinese surname Yǐn and Doãn in Vietnam.
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.
Yun Jeong-suk is a South Korean volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The following volleyball players took part in the women's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Joseon Survival Period is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan,Kyung Soo-jin,Song Won-seok,Park Se-wan,Lee Jae-yoon,Han Jae-suk and Yoon Ji-min. It aired on TV Chosun from June 8 to August 17,2019 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:50 (KST) time slot.
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- ↑ "Yun Jeong-Suk Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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