Nam Su-hyeon (Korean: 남수현; born 27 January 2005)[1] is a South Korean archer. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. In the women's team event, she helped set an Olympic record – along with Lim Si-hyeon and Jeon Hun-young – and subsequently won the gold medal. She also placed second in the ranking round of the individual competition, behind Lim Si-hyeon, who set the world record.
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| Born | 27 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Suncheon Girls' High School | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
editNam, the second of three children, is from Suncheon.[2] She started practicing archery at a young age and began training fully by her third year of elementary school.[2] She attended Suncheon Seongnam Elementary School, where she won a national fifth grade title in 2016,[3] Suncheon Pungdoek Middle School, and then Suncheon Girls' High School.[1]
Nam won the 2020 National Championships and Hwaranggi National Competition.[2] She was selected for the youth national team that year, but did not compete in any international events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In 2023, she competed at the national championship and won a silver medal in the team event, also competing at the National Sports Festival where she won a silver in the individual and a silver in the team event.[4] She graduated from Suncheon Girls' High School in 2024.[4]
Nam placed third at the 2024 Korean Olympic trials, securing her a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics, both in the individual event and the team event.[5] She also competed at the 2024 Archery World Cup, helping her team to the gold medal, although she did not advance in the individual event.[6] In the individual event at the Olympics, she placed second in the ranking round with 688 points, only behind Lim Si-hyeon, who set the Olympic record.[7] At the team event, Nam, Lim, and Jeon Hun-young set an Olympic record with a score of 2,046 and won the gold medal.[2][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "2024 주요 리커브 대표 선수를 소개합니다~!" [Introducing the major recurve players of 2024!]. Naver.com (in Korean). Korean Archery Association. 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "순천의 딸 남수현, 양궁 올림픽 신기록 세우며 양궁 단체전도 순항 기대" [Suncheon's daughter Nam Soo-hyun sets a new archery Olympic record and is expected to cruise in the archery team competition as well.]. Gugak Times (in Korean). 26 July 2024.
- ^ Yoon, Jin-seong (10 April 2016). "순천성남초등학교 "내 꿈을 향해 10! 10! 10!"" [Suncheon Seongnam Elementary School “10 towards my dream! 10! 10!”]. Bodo News (in Korean).
- ^ a b "순천시청 직장운동부 양궁 남수현 파리올림픽 출전" [Suncheon City Hall workplace sports team archery Nam Soo-hyun participates in Paris Olympics]. IKBC.co.kr (in Korean). 13 April 2024.
- ^ "'19살 남수현' 깜짝 선발…'금 5개 목표' 양궁 대표팀 확정" [‘19-year-old Nam Soo-hyun’ is a surprise selection… ‘5 gold goals’ archery team confirmed] (in Korean). KBS World Radio. 12 April 2024.
- ^ "순천시 남수현, 양궁 월드컵 3차 대회 여자 단체전 우승" [Suncheon City's Nam Soo-hyeon wins the women's team event at the 3rd Archery World Cup]. Polinews.co.kr (in Korean). 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Archer Lim Si-hyeon sets world record in ranking round". The Korea Times. 25 July 2024.
- ^ Dang, Sheila (28 July 2024). "Archery-South Korea beat China to gold in women's team event shoot-off". Reuters.