Woo Sun-hee

Woo Sun-hee
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1978-07-01) 1 July 1978 (age 48)
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionRight wing
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2001–2003Gwangju City
2003–2007Samcheok City
2007–2009Rulmentul Braşov
2009–2017Wonderful Samcheok
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2016 South Korea 119 (380)
Teams managed
2009–2017Wonderful Samcheok
2024–South Korea junior
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2003 CroatiaTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 DohaTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Woo Sun-hee
Hangul
우선희
Hanja
禹仙姬
RRU Seonhui
MRU Sŏnhŭi

Woo Sun-Hee (Korean: 우선희; Hanja: 禹仙姬; born 1 July 1978) is a former South Korean handball player and current coach.

National team

She made her debut on the South Korean national team in 2001.

In 2003, Woo competed in the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship held in Croatia and led her team to the bronze medal. She was finally named to the All-Star team of the competition.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal with the South Korean team. She played all seven matches and scored 37 goals. Korea lost to Denmark in the final on a penalty shoot out.

She missed the 2008 Olympics due to injury. Four years later she was part of the Korea team that finished 4th, losing to Spain in the third place play-off.

She also won gold medals at the 2002, 2006 and 2014 Asian Games, and represented Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2010 Asian Games. She retired from the South Korean national team in November 2017 after 15 years on the team.

Handball Career

Kim started playing handball aged 11.

From 2007 to 2009 she played for Romanian Rulmentul Brașov. After some years in Europe in the Romanian League, Woo Sun-Hee has returned to Korea where she played handball, until 2017. From 2009 onwards she was the player coach at her team.

In 2024 she became the coach of the South Korean youth national team.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Korean handball icon Woo Sun-hee announces retirement". Korea Herald. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "2003 Women World Champinship CRO" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, South Korea" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Martin Kampmann (19 December 2013). "VIDEO Dramaet over alle dramaer – OL-guldet i 2004" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Handbal - Rulmentul Braşov aduce jucătoare din Asia" (in Romanian). jurnalul.ro. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Woo Sun Hee poate deveni liberă de contract pe 10 aprilie". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "핸드볼 여자 청소년대표팀, 세계여자청소년선수권 참가 위해 출국". chosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved 21 October 2024.