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| Born | 5 April 1979 Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Cheongju University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –81 kg, –90 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 5th dan black belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2010, 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 5 (6 October 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 2165 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 31747 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 25 May 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Song Dae-Nam (Korean: 송대남; Korean pronunciation: [soŋ.dɛ̝.nam]; born 5 April 1979 in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province) is a former South Korean judoka.[1][2]
Song rose to prominence when he won the gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2012 Olympics.[3][4] He was then nominated as the flagbearer for Korea in the closing ceremony.[5] He is best known as the head coach of the South Korea Men's National Team,[6] having produced two world champions in his first year as head coach.
Song moved up a weight class from half-middleweight to middleweight in 2012 after constant defeats to teammate Kim Jae-bum and inability to qualify for the Olympics in 2008.[7][8][9]
- ^ "Profile". London 2012 Official Site. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Song Dae-nam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Olympics Judo: Dae-Nam Song wins 90 kg gold for South Korea". BBC Sport. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Song Dae-nam wins men's 90K Olympic judo gold". Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Closing Ceremony Flagbearers" (PDF). Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Cool Kiz on The Block: Training with Song Daenam and Choi Minho".
- ^ "Grand Prix Dusseldorf 2010: Song vs Kim".
- ^ "Tournois de Paris 2009: Song vs Kim".
- ^ "2008 Olympic Qualifier Korea: Song vs Kim".