December 08, 2022 at 20:02
Yonhap News Agency, Seoul, December 8. According to the poll results released by the polling agency Korea Gallup on the 8th, Sun Xingmin (30 years old, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur) Topped the “Korea’s Most Shining Sports Star List” for six consecutive years.
South Korea’s Gallup conducted a survey of 1,771 people over the age of 13 from the 7th to the 24th of last month across the country (except Jeju Province). The results showed that Son Xingmin topped the list with 86.2% of the votes. This is also the sixth consecutive year since 2017 that he has topped the list. Sun Xingmin is the tied top scorer in the Premier League in the 2021-2022 season. He played in the 2022 Qatar World Cup with injuries and led the team to the top 16.
Kim Ruan-kyung ranked second in the Korean women’s ranking, with 9.9% of the votes. Jin Ruanjing played a leading role in the Korean Women’s Volleyball V-League in the 2022-2023 season and is a world-renowned main attacker. Ryu Hyun-jin, who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball, ranked third. Lee Gang-in (with Real Mallorca) and Kim Min-jae (with Naples), who performed well in the Qatar World Cup, scored 5.1% and 4.8%, respectively. % of the votes ranked 4th and 5th. This is also the first time in four years since the 2018 World Cup in Russia that three football players have entered the top five on the list.
In addition, Choo Shin-soo (3.1%) of the Korean professional baseball SSG Landers, Lee Dae-ho (2.9%), a famous baseball player who just retired this season, Hwang Hee-chan (playing for the Premier League Wolves, 2.9%), who scored the winning goal in this World Cup, Figure skating star Kim Yuna (2.2%), professional baseball player Lee Jung-hoo of the Baejeong Heroes, and Kim Ha-sung of the San Diego Padres (1.9% each) ranked sixth to tenth. (Finish)
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