Sang-cheol or Sang-chul, also spelled Sang-chol in

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

, is a

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republi ...

n masculine given name. It was the 10th-most popular name for newborn boys in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

in 1950. Its meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "

sang Sang or SANG may refer to: Organizations *Saudi Arabian National Guard, Saudi Arabian military force Places *Sang, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *Sang, Northern Region, a town in Mion District, Northern Region, Ghana * Sang, Seka, ...

" and 11 hanja with the reading " chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include:

Sportspeople

Lee Sang-cheol Lee Sang-cheol (born 1 November 1935) is a South Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII O ...

(born 1935), South Korean long distance runner *

Seo Sang-cheol (judoka) Seo Sang-cheol (born 8 May 1941) is a South Korean judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport ...

(born 1944), South Korean judo practitioner *

Sang Chul Lee (taekwondo) Sang-chul Lee (born May 8, 1948) is a Korean born Taekwondo grandmaster 8th Dan, US Olympic Taekwondo head coach, entrepreneur, and owner of the US Taekwondo Center. Sang-chul Lee is a leading taekwondo innovator and missionary and has played an ...

(born 1948), American taekwondo practitioner of Korean descent *

Yoon Sang-chul Yoon Sang-chul (born June 14, 1965) is a former South Korean footballer. During the course of his career, he played for only one club, FC Seoul. He was the first player to score 100 goals in the K League. Honours and awards Player Lucky-G ...

(born 1965), South Korean football forward *

Yoo Sang-chul Yoo Sang-chul ( ko, 유상철; 18 October 1971 – 7 June 2021) was a South Korean football player and manager. Yoo was regarded as one of the greatest South Korean midfielders of all time. He was selected as a midfielder of the 2002 FIFA Wor ...

(1971–2021), South Korean football manager *

Park Sang-cheol Park Sang-Cheol ( ko, 박상철; born February 3, 1984) is a South Korean football player. He previous played for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Chunnam Dragons and Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Gimcheon Sangmu FC ( Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Ha ...

(born 1984), South Korean football goalkeeper *

Ri Sang-chol Ri Sang-chol ( ko, 리상철 ; born 26 December 1990) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive ro ...

(born 1990), North Korean football midfielder

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Sang Chul Lee Sang Chul Lee (February 29, 1924 – January 28, 2017) was the 32nd Moderator of the United Church of Canada and the first person of Asian descent to hold the position. He was elected by the 32nd General Council of the United Church of Canada at ...

(1924–2017), United Church of Canada leader *

Suh Sang-chul Suh Sang-Chul (1935–1983) was a South Korean economist, educator and administrator. Biography He was born as a son of the father, Suh Chang-sun who ran a brewery business and the mother, Gwak Bok-sun in Hongseong, South Chungcheong provinc ...

(1935–1983), South Korean economist, educator and administrator * Chin Sang-chol, North Korean politician; see

2014 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 9 March 2014 to elect the members of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly. Background This was the first election since the assumption of Kim Jong-un as leader of the country as the leader of t ...

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