Sportspeople from Daejeon

Pak Se-ri or Se-ri Pak (Korean: 박세리, born 28 September 1977) is a South Korean former professional golfer, who played on the LPGA Tour from 1998 to 2016. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.

Kim Min-seok (Korean: 김민석, born February 19, 1993) is a South Korean former figure skater. He is the 2012 Asian Trophy silver medalist, and a two-time (2009, 2010) South Korean national champion. He is the first Korean skater to land a triple Axel in ISU competition.

Lee Sang-Yoon (born 10 April 1969) is a retired South Korean football player.

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Hong Jin-ho (born 31 October 1982) is a South Korean television personality and former professional StarCraft player who plays under the alias [NC]...YellOw or simply YellOw. In 2012, he became the coach for the 'Xenics Storm' League of Legends pro gaming team. As a television personality, he is most known for his appearances in reality survival show The Genius and variety show Crime Scene.

Choi Yun-Kyum is a South Korean football manager most recently at K League 2 side Busan IPark. He played in the K-League for Yukong Elephants from 1985 to 1992. After he retired, he moved into coaching, firstly as an assistant coach before moving in a head coach position. His second son, Choi Min-ho, is currently a member of the boyband SHINee.

Jeong Jang (Korean: 장정, born 11 June 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was also a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour.

Koo Dae-sung (Korean: 구대성; Hanja: 具臺晟; born August 2, 1969 in Daejeon, South Korea) is a Korean professional left-handed pitcher. He formerly played for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League. He was also formerly with the New York Mets of Major League Baseball and the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball. He announced his retirement from Korean baseball on August 15, 2010. He last played for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League.

Lee June-seo (born June 3, 2000 in Seoul) is a South Korean short track speed skater.

Lee Hae-in (Korean: 이해인; born 16 April 2005) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 Four Continents silver medalist, has finished in the top ten at three other ISU Championships, and is a four-time South Korean national senior medalist (silver in 2020; bronze in 2019, 2021, 2022).