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unusual facts about Park Tae-Hwan


Kyunggi High School

An 2006 Asian Games gold medalist (three) and 2007 World Aquatics Championships gold medalist Park Tae-Hwan graduated in February 2008 (Korean academic year starts in March and ends in February).


1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship

Song Dong-hwan of South Korea finished as the top scorer for the tournament with 56 points including 44 goals and 12 assists.

Ajou University

Ahn Jung-Hwan (2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup member of Korean National Team)

Andrew Dabeka

He also played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Park Sung-hwan, of South Korea, 21-16, 21-5.

Choi Kyoung-hwan

Choi has promised to work for the extension of Daegu Subway Line 1 beyond the borders of Daegu to Gyeongsan, and to expand the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology.

In the South Korean presidential election, 2002, he was special advisor on economics to then-presidential candidate Lee Hoi-chang.

He obtained his bachelor's in economics at Yonsei University, passing the civil service exam while enrolled for a fourth year of study in 1979.

Chun Doo-hwan

In 1982, he was installed as the Director of the Security Planning Bureau, and in 1985 he was named Prime Minister.

Do Jong-hwan

Since that time Do has also written about the issue of Division of Korea, depicting the difficulties on a single people in a divided country, Do opens up new possibilities for the unification of North Korea and South Korea. He is the recipient of many Korean literary prizes.

Edwin Q. White

He was sent to Seoul to help the AP's South Korean staff, who were dealing with increasing restriction on the media from the government of former President Chun Doo-hwan.

Gyeongsang

The region also has a significant role in modern Korean history, since a half of previous South Korean presidents, (Park Chung-hee, Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan, Kim Young-sam, Roh Moo-hyun and Park Geun-hye) were born in the Gyeongsang region.

Hur Do-Hwan

Hur did not sign with them; instead he opted for college, attending Dankook University.

Hwan-Kil Yuh

Hwan-Kil Yuh (Hangul: 류환길, Hanja: 柳煥吉) (September 23, 1962 – April 21, 2009) was a boxer from South Korea.

Jeff Tho

Tho played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Park Sung-hwan, of South Korea, 21-14, 21-6.

Ji-hwan

Ahn Ji-hwan (born 1969), South Korean voice actor, television/radio presenter, and actor

Jiaomei

Both are members of the influential Chinese-Filipino Cojuangco clan, and thus are direct descendants of Hongjian native Co Yu Hwan (Christian name: José Cojuangco), who emigrated to Spanish Philippines in 1861.

Justinus Darmojuwono

When Pope Paul VI visit Manila in 1970, he lobbying everywhere, together with Bishop Labayen from the Philippines and Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan from South Korea pioneered the establishment of FABC.

Kim Jeong-hwan

He made his official literary debut in the summer of 1980, with the publication of six works including "Mapo, At A Riverside Town" in Creation and Criticism.

Korean adoptee

Other KADs have received celebrity status for other reasons, like Soon-Yi Previn who is married to Woody Allen, actresses Nicole Bilderback, and Jenna Ushkowitz, Washington State Senator Paull Shin, former Slovak rap-artist Daniel Hwan Oostra, and recently, Kristen Kish of Top Chef - Season 10.

Lee Hyun-woo

Other great veteran actors that will also participate in the filming of The Technicians include Kim Young-Chul, Go Chang-seok, Jo Dal-Hwan, Shin Goo, Im Joo-hwan and Jeong Man-Sik.

Lim Ju-hwan

The leitmotif of the book is taken from a historical figure, Hendrick Hamel, a bookkeeper with the Dutch East India Company found adrift in Jeju while heading to Japan.

One day, she discovers and saves two castaways on the shore of the sea: William, a young nobleman from England played by Pierre Deporte, and Yan, a Dutch merchant living in Japan from the Dutch East India Company played by Lee Sun-ho.

Oh Seung-hwan

He is known as "Dol-bucheo" (Stone Buddha) for being unshaken and maintaining an emotionless face in every situation, and he is also known as "Kkeut-pan Wang" (The Final Boss) that means it's very difficult to defeat him in last inning like the final boss of Super Mario Bros.

Upon graduation from high school, Oh started his collegiate career at Dankook University, but missed the entire 2001 and 2002 seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2001.

In 2004, his senior year at Dankook University, Oh came back - stronger, dominant, in total command and as consistent as ever, sweeping most of the Korean college pitching awards.

Park Sung-hwan

A week later, Park joined the Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series and lost to the world number one, Lee Chong Wei, 9-21, 13-21, in the quarter-final match.

The All England Open was followed by the Wilson Swiss Open, held at the Basel Stadium in Switzerland, and after defeating Lithuania's Kestutis Navickas, 21-13, 21-13, in the opening round, Park lost to Dane, Peter Gade, in straight games: 15-21, 16-21.

Park Tae-joon

Following his return he studied at the Korea Military Academy and became a 6th Graduate, then at Dankook University with a major in politics, followed by a time of study at National Defense University Graduate School.

He was granted an honorary engineering doctorate degree from Carnegie Mellon University, The University of Sheffield, Birmingham University, and The University of Waterloo.

He was also granted an honorary doctorate in economics from M.V. in Russia.

He studied at Dankook University in 1961 and graduated from the Faculty of Political Science and Law with a major in political science, in August 1963.

Park Yu-hwan

In his next acting project, the 2011 SBS drama A Thousand Days' Promise, Park portrayed Lee Moon-kwon, the younger brother of lead actress Soo Ae's character.

In May 2012, Park returned to MBC to star in the new daily drama Can't Live Without You as Kim Min-do.

While still working on Twinkle Twinkle, Park was cast in a small recurring role as Chul Yeon in another MBC drama, Gyebaek.

Park's career started when he was cast as a supporting character in the 2011 MBC drama Twinkle Twinkle.

Pohang University of Science and Technology

POSTECH was founded in 1986 as Korea’s first research-oriented university by Park Tae-joon, the CEO of POSCO, one of the world’s leading steel producers, under the mission to educate young future leaders who can contribute to national prosperity through advancement in science and technology.

Reactions to the ROKS Cheonan sinking

: French Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner, expressed to his South Korean counterpart, Yu Myung-hwan, France’s very firm condemnation of the attack which was directed against the Republic of Korea.

Warcraft: Legends

Fear: From Richard A. Knaak and Kim Jae-Hwan (Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy) comes part two in the ongoing saga of Trag Highmountain, the heroic tauren reborn as one of the undead.

Fallen: From Richard A. Knaak and Kim Jae-Hwan comes an intriguing follow-up to Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy.

Fiend: From the critically acclaimed team of Richard A. Knaak and Kim Jae-Hwan (Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy) comes part three in the continuing adventures of Trag Highmountain, the heroic tauren reborn as one of the undead.


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