Who are the top ten South Korean Olympic gold medalists?

Answer 1

As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, 17 South Korean athletes have won multiple gold medals, the most being four won by Chun Lee-Kyung and Kim Soo-Nyung: 4 - 1) Chun Lee-Kyung - four gold medals in speed skating, two at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer and two at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.

2) Kim Soo-Nyung - four gold medals in archery, two at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, one at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, and one at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney.

3 - 1) Ahn Hyun-Soo - three gold medals in speed skating at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.

2) Jin Sun-Yu - three gold medals in speed skating at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.

3) Kim Ki-Hoon - three gold medals in speed skating, two at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville and one at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer.

4) Yun Mi-Jin - three gold medals in archery, two at the 2000 Summer Games in Sudney and one at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.

2 - 1) Cho Youn-Jeong - two gold medals in archery at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.

2) Choi Eun-Kyung - two gold medals in speed skating, one at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City and one at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.

3) Han Hyun-Sook - two gold medals in handball, one at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul and one at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.

4) Jang Yong-Ho - two gold medals in archery, one at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney and one at the 2004 Games in Athens.

5) Kin Dong-Moon - two gold medals in Badminton, one at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta and one at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.

6) Kim Kyung-Wook - two gold medals in archery at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.

7) Kim Yoon-Mi - two gold medals in speed skating, one at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer and one at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.

8) Lee Mi-Young - two gold medals in handball, one at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul and one at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.

9) Park Sung-Hyun - two gold medals in archery at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.

10) Sim Kwon-Ho - two gold medals in Greco-Roman Wrestling, one at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta and one at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney.

11) Won Hye-Kyung - two gold medals in speed skating, one at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer and one at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.