Han Kun-kyu

Han Kun-kyu
Date of birth (1987-01-22) 22 January 1987
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007– South Korea
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2007– South Korea
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

Han Kun-kyu (born 22 January 1987) is a South Korean rugby union and sevens player.[1] He competed for South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early career

A high school gym teacher, who was a former rugby player, introduced him to the sport.[2] He attended Yonsei University and while in his senior year there he was scouted by the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps as an athlete.[2]

Rugby career

Han was a stand out player for the South Korean fifteens team in the 2009 Asian Five Nations.[3] He scored a brace of tries in his sides 36–34 victory over Hong Kong in the tournament.[3][4] He also competed in the 2010 Asian Five Nations tournament.[3][5]

He was in the South Korean fifteens team that participated in the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship, he scored their first try against Japan at the Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field.[6][7] He was part of the South Korean sevens squad that competed in the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens.[8]

Han was part of South Korea's sevens team that competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.[9][10] He featured for the sevens team in the Incheon leg of the 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series.[11]

In 2023, he competed for the South Korean sevens side at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.[12][13] He scored a try and helped his side defeat Chinese Taipei in their opening match of the competition.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Han Kun-kyu". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Korean Rugby Team's Olympic Debut". The Yonsei Annals (in Korean). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Stage set for Asian Five Nations kick-off". ESPN.com. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. ^ Redmond, John (12 May 2009). "Korea Beats Hong Kong in Rugby". The Korea Times. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Japan run 100 points past Kazakhstan". ESPN.com. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Japan top South Korea in ARC opener | #ARC2017 |". Asia Rugby. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  7. ^ Freeman, Rich (22 April 2017). "Rugby: Disappointing Japan labor to win over S. Korea in ARC opener". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong Sevens Preview". Americas Rugby News. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Men's Sevens Squads for Tokyo 2020 from Asia". Asia Rugby. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Men's Sevens Preview". Americas Rugby News. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2022 – Leg 2 Incheon Preview". RugbyAsia247. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  12. ^ a b Bulley, Jim (24 September 2023). "Korean rugby sevens team dominate Asian Games opener". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Le groupe sud-coréen pour les jeux asiatiques de Hangzhou". Asierugby (in French). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
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