Ji Seong-hwan (; born September 16, 1974) is a

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player from South Korea, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the silver medal at the

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. In the final the Asians were beaten by title holders the

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after penalty strokes. He is

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d ''Long Leg'', and also competed at the

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Profile on Athens 2004 website
1974 births Living people South Korean male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for South Korea Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in field hockey Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean sportsmen {{SouthKorea-fieldhockey-bio-stub