Oh Seong-ok

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Oh Seong-Ok (born October 10, 1972) is a former South Korean handball player (central back/left back). She is the first South Korean woman to compete at five Olympics (1992 to 2008).

Korean name
Hangul
오성옥
Hanja
吳成玉
RRO Seongok
MRO Sŏngok
Olympic medal record
Representing  South Korea
Women's handball
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeam
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1995 Austria/Hungary

Career

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At the 1992 Olympics, Oh was part of the South Korea team, which won the gold medal. She played all five matches and scored twenty goals. Four years later, she won the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics, a feat she repeated in 2004.

In 1995 she was part of the South Korea team that won the 1995 World Championship.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. "1995 World Women's Handball Championship" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
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