Park Tae-hwan
- In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Tae-hwan (nicknamed "Marine boy") is a famous swimmer from South Korea. He was born in Seoul on September 27, 1989. He is the first South Korean swimmer to win a world title. He won a gold medal in the men's 400 meters freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, 2007.[1] Recently, he won a medal in all seven events in which he has competed in 2010 Asian Games (three gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals).
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|
100m freestyle | 1500m freestyle | 4×100 m freestyle relay |
200m freestyle | 4×100m medley relay | 4×200 m freestyle relay |
400m freestyle | - | - |
References
- ↑ "Park claims 400 meters gold medal - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com.