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Park Tae-Hwan Biography

Park Tae-Hwan is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on September 27, 1989 in South Korea, South Korea. South Korean swimmer who won the gold in the men’s 400-meter freestyle and became the first Korean to medal in swimming.

He beat Michael Phelps in the 100 meter freestyle at the Santa Clara Grand Prix in 2011.

Park Tae-hwan (Korean: 박태환 ; Hanja: 朴泰桓 , Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.tʰɛ̝.ɦwan] ; born September 27, 1989) is a South Korean competitive swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and world champion. He has four Olympic medals, five world titles, and 20 Asian Games medals. He won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle and a silver in the 200-meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle. He is the first Asian swimmer to claim a gold medal in the men’s 400-meter freestyle, and the first-ever South Korean swimmer to win any Olympic medal in swimming. He also holds 3 Asian Records, all in Men’s Freestyle. He is best known for his impressive range and versatility, as he is able to compete at international level in 100-, 200-, 400- and 1,500-meter freestyle.

Park began swimming at the age of 5 when his doctor suggested it would be good for his asthma. He began his competitive swimming career at the age of 7, earning several medals in junior competitions. This early success led to Park’s selection to the Korean Swimming Federation as a national team member in 2003.

He was born to a father who was a saxophone player and a mother who was a dancer.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Park was named the 2006 Pacific Rim Male Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine, beating out Olympic medalist (and 2005 awardee) Australian Grant Hackett for the honor.

Park Tae-Hwan Net Worth

Park Tae-Hwan is one of the richest Swimmer from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Park Tae-Hwan's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began competitively swimming at the age of seven.

He was exempted from two years of mandatory military service in South Korea.

On September 27, 1989, Park was born in Seoul, South Korea to a middle-class family. His father is a saxophone player and his mother is a dancer. He has an elder sister Park In-mi.

The tenth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from August 17–20. At this event, Park won two gold medals (in the 1500 meter freestyle and the 400 meter freestyle) and one silver medal (200 m freestyle).

The Swimming competition at the 2006 Asian Games took place December 2–9 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar. It featured 38 events (19 male, 19 female), all conducted in a long course (50m) pool. Park continued his competitive success in subsequent years, most notably at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, where he won three golds, one silver and three bronze medals, the most medals won by a single athlete at the Games. He also set two Asian Records. For his success, Park was named an Athlete of the Games.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Park Tae-Hwan height 6 ft 0 in Park weight 168  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was his first international competition, 14-year-old Park was the youngest athlete of Team South Korea. However, Park was disqualified for a false start in the preliminary heat of the men’s 400-meter freestyle. Park later confessed that he disappointment over this fuelled him to improve his starts, and he now has one of the fastest reaction times among top elite swimmers, consistently posting under 0.70 of a second. Shortly thereafter at the 2004 FINA Swimming World Cup, Park was the runner-up in the men’s 400-meter freestyle event.

Park won triple gold at the FINA Swimming World Cup 2007 in Berlin. This was his third consecutive triple crown after bringing three golds home in the third leg of the Cup in Sydney and another three in the fifth in Stockholm. Park’s record in the 200-meter freestyle is threatening the world record of 1:41.10 set by Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe in February 2000.

Who is Park Tae-Hwan Dating?

According to our records, Park Tae-Hwan is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Park Tae-Hwan’s is not dating anyone.

He currently serves as a goodwill ambassador for ‘Dynamic Korea’, South Korea’s international image-making campaign, alongside international figure skater Yuna Kim. Park Tae-hwan is one of Asia’s top men’s freestyle swimmers. He was voted Most Valuable Player at the 2006 Asian Games in Qatar where he won seven medals including three gold. He was voted Swimming World’s Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year in 2006.

Facts & Trivia

Park Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Park Tae-Hwan celebrates birthday on September 27 of every year.

The Swimming competition at the 12th FINA World Aquatics Championships was held in Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 March to 1 April 2007. This portion of the 2007 Worlds featured 40 events (20 for males, 20 for females), all swum in a long course (50 m) pool.

Why was Park Tae Hwan disqualification?

South Korean swimming star Park Tae-Hwan was disqualified in his qualifying heat in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics Saturday due to a false start. To make matters worse, there is a chance that officials may have gotten this decision wrong.

Is Park Tae Hwan retired?

Although Park’s management agency has not confirmed at this time that Park Tae Hwan is in fact retired from swimming, we can confirm that he is not a Korean Swimming Federation- (KSF) affiliated athlete for the year 2020. We will continue to look at what the man does registration-wise for 2021.

How old is Tae Hwan?

32 years (September 27, 1989)

How tall is Tae Hwan?

6′ 0″

Who is the best swimmer in United States of America?

The best all-time overall performance in swimming at the Olympic Games is by USA swimmer Michael Phelps. His haul of 23 gold medals between 2004–2016 is the most out of all sports. The highest ranked female swimmer is Jenny Thompson, also from the US, with 12 medals including 8 gold.

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