Yoon Kyung-shin

Yoon Kyung-shin (born July 7, 1973 in Seoul) is a Korean handball player. He was voted World Player of the Year 2001 by the International Handball Federation.[1]

Schlecker Cup 2007
This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoon.
Yoon Kyung-shin
Personal information
Born (1973-07-07) July 7, 1973
Seoul, South Korea
Nationality  South Korea
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current club Doosan (manager)
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996–2006
 VfL Gummersbach
2006–2008
 HSV Hamburg
2008–2011
 Doosan
National team
Years Team
1992–2012
  South Korea
Medal record
Asian Games
1990 Beijing Team Competition
1994 Hiroshima Team Competition
1998 Bangkok Team Competition
2002 Busan Team Competition
2010 Guangzhou Team Competition
Yoon Kyung-shin
Hangul
윤경신
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Gyeong-shin
McCune–ReischauerYun Kyŏngsin

Career

Yoon Kyung-shin played for the German club VfL Gummersbach from 1996 to 2006, and for HSV Hamburg during the 2006–07 season. He is the Bundesliga's all-time highest scoring player with 2,905 goals and was the league's top scorer in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2007.[2]

He has played more than 260 games for the South Korea national handball team, and was top scorer at the 1995 and 1997 World Championships.

He was South Korean flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

References
  1. Previous World Handball Players Archived June 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on January 26, 2008)
  2. "Legendary handball scorer Yoon Kyung-shin". korea.net. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Jang Sung-ho		 Flagbearer for  South Korea
London 2012		 Succeeded by
Gu Bon-gil
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