South Korea

1480 avg ELO #5 worldwide

787 athletes · 707 rated · 8951 matches

🥇 427 🥈 342 🥉 623 Total 1392

Olympic gold medalists

Athletes who won Olympic judo gold for this nation.

KIM Jae-Bum 2012 · Men -81 kg 1354 SONG Daenam 2012 · Men -90 kg 1326 CHOI Min-Ho 2008 · Men -60 kg 1221 LEE Won Hee 2004 · Men -73 kg 1082 CHO Min-Sun 1996 · Women -66 kg JEON Ki Young 1996 · Men -86 kg KIM Mi Jung 1992 · Women -72 kg 984 KIM Jae-Yup 1988 · Men -60 kg LEE Kyung-Keun 1988 · Men -65 kg AHN Byung-Keun 1984 · Men -71 kg HA Hyoung-Zoo 1984 · Men -95 kg

Podium medals by year

Stacked bars — height is total podiums; colours show gold, silver, and bronze mix. · 2009–2026

Bronze Silver Gold

Top 10 currently active by ELO

Match in 2025–2026 · 186 active rated athletes

1 HUH Mimi 16 results · 91 matches 1482 2 LEE Joonhwan 19 results · 53 matches 1395 3 KIM Jonghoon 8 results · 53 matches 1333 4 KIM Minjong 27 results · 78 matches 1316 5 KIM Jisu 18 results · 87 matches 1315 6 LEE Harim 27 results · 143 matches 1274 7 KIM Hayun 33 results · 121 matches 1271 8 KIM Minjeong 35 results · 64 matches 1271 9 LEE Hyeonji 13 results · 60 matches 1257 10 KIM Channyeong 10 results · 74 matches 1235

All-time top athletes by ELO

Showing top 50 of 707 rated athletes (all years)

1 AN Changrim 27 results · 147 matches 1604 2 HUH Mimi 16 results · 91 matches 1482 3 CHO Guham 31 results · 134 matches 1460 4 WANG Ki-chun 29 results · 127 matches 1452 5 BANG Gui-Man 15 results · 73 matches 1400 6 LEE Joonhwan 19 results · 53 matches 1395 7 AN Baul 38 results · 179 matches 1381 8 KIM Won Jin 43 results · 205 matches 1360 9 KIM Jae-Bum 31 results · 119 matches 1354 10 JEONG Bokyeong 44 results · 153 matches 1333 11 KIM Jonghoon 8 results · 53 matches 1333 12 KIM Limhwan 14 results · 90 matches 1326 13 SONG Daenam 15 results · 60 matches 1326 14 KIM Minjong 27 results · 78 matches 1316 15 KIM Jisu 18 results · 87 matches 1315 16 JEONG Gyeong-Mi 35 results · 101 matches 1310 17 CHO Jun-ho 18 results · 88 matches 1307 18 HWANG Hee-Tae 22 results · 91 matches 1305 19 KIM Sungmin 47 results · 192 matches 1288 20 LEE Harim 27 results · 143 matches 1274 21 CHOI Gwang-Hyeon 19 results · 70 matches 1272 22 KIM Hayun 33 results · 121 matches 1271 23 KIM Minjeong 35 results · 64 matches 1271 24 GWAK Donghan 37 results · 183 matches 1268 25 KWON Youjeong 13 results · 50 matches 1267 26 LEE Moon Jin 5 results · 36 matches 1264 27 LEE Hyeonji 13 results · 60 matches 1257 28 PARK Da-Sol 22 results · 91 matches 1241 29 HWANG Ye-sul 37 results · 97 matches 1240 30 LEE Seungsu 15 results · 96 matches 1237 31 KIM Channyeong 10 results · 74 matches 1235 32 LEE Sungho 12 results · 82 matches 1228 33 KIM Seongyeon 33 results · 94 matches 1227 34 LEE Seungyeob 9 results · 35 matches 1226 35 SONG Minki 6 results · 30 matches 1225 36 CHOI Min-Ho 8 results · 48 matches 1221 37 YOON Hyunji 24 results · 71 matches 1212 38 LEE Kyu-won 18 results · 87 matches 1209 39 LEE Hyekyeong 12 results · 68 matches 1203 40 KIM Joo-jin 9 results · 58 matches 1200 41 KIM Won Jung 7 results · 35 matches 1196 42 JANG Jin-min 13 results · 63 matches 1191 43 JOUNG Da-woon 26 results · 93 matches 1188 44 KIM Jandi 40 results · 155 matches 1183 45 LEE Young Jun 9 results · 39 matches 1182 46 KIM Na-Young 29 results · 65 matches 1182 47 KIM Jiyoun 20 results · 48 matches 1179 48 KIM Leehyun 6 results · 21 matches 1171 49 JANG Seyun 13 results · 72 matches 1170 50 KANG Yujeong 15 results · 61 matches 1168

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