Song Dae-nam

Song Dae-nam
Song at an event in 2012
Personal information
Born (1979-04-05) 5 April 1979
Home townSeoul, South Korea
EducationCheongju University
OccupationJudoka
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg, –90 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt
Now coaching
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2012)
World Champ.R32 (2010, 2011)
Highest world ranking5 (6 October 2012)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2012 London ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2009 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
2010 Moscow ‍–‍81 kg
2009 Moscow ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2012 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2165
JudoInside.com31747
Updated on 25 May 2023

Song Dae-Nam (Korean송대남; Korean pronunciation: [soŋ.dɛ̝.nam]; born 5 April 1979 in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province) is a former South Korean judoka.

Song rose to prominence when he won the gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2012 Olympics. He was then nominated as the flagbearer for Korea in the closing ceremony. He is best known as the head coach of the South Korea Men's National Team, having produced two world champions in his first year as head coach.

Song moved up a weight class from half-middleweight to middleweight in 2012 after constant defeats to teammate Kim Jae-bum and inability to qualify for the Olympics in 2008.