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Park Sung-hyun

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Park Sung-hyun, born on 1 January 1983, is a South Korean archer who competed in two Olympic Games and won three gold medals. She made her international debut in 2001 by winning the women's recurve title at that year's World Archery Championships, then took both the women's individual and women's team golds at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she won a third gold in the team event and a silver as runner-up in the individual event. She was the first South Korean archer to win gold at the Olympics, the World Championships, the Asian Games and the Asian Championships, and in 2016 the World Archery Federation named her the greatest Olympic archer of the 21st century.

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1983 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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is an archer from South Korea
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1. Park Sung-hyun (Wikipedia)
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    born 1 January 1983
  • Lead, pronoun
    She won two further medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Lead, Olympic medals
    who competed in two Olympic Games, winning three gold medals
  • Lead, nationality
    is an archer from South Korea
  • Plays: Archery, Lead
    is an archer from South Korea
  • Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Lead, 2004-summer-olympics
    Her Olympic debut came at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Lead, 2008-summer-olympics
    She won two further medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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