Swimmer Park Tae-hwan wins gold

Park Tae-hwan won the gold medal in the men’s 400-meter freestyle Sunday at the Beijing Olympics. The 19 year old swimming sensation poured it on at the last part of the race for an easy win. The world champion finished in 3 minutes, 41.86 seconds.

Woo hoo! Congratulations!
Go Korea Go!

Check out Park Tae-hwan’s gold medal swim here. (Best viewed in Explorer)

45 Responses to “Swimmer Park Tae-hwan wins gold”


  1. 1 Jill August 10, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    Wow..awesome guy..i saw that too!
    He’s a great fan of Park Hyo Shin too..
    Go!! Korea!!

  2. 2 moo August 10, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    oh please popseoul, this picture is not even from this competition!

    Go kido

  3. 3 lalala August 10, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    The video is from a year ago!!

  4. 4 bear August 10, 2008 at 9:11 pm

    what about judo? yay go korea!

  5. 5 me August 10, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    i thought you’re gonna say something bad again!

  6. 6 dj koo August 10, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    what about choi min ho?? he got the first gold medal for s. korea! and the women’s archery team…

  7. 7 linda love g-dragon August 10, 2008 at 9:42 pm

    yes i was right about him winning the gold.

  8. 8 fiona love TaeMin & JongHyun August 10, 2008 at 10:11 pm

    SunYe must be so happy lol

  9. 9 mary August 10, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    I saw it last night.. He is really really gooood..

    THE VIDEO IS HILARIOUS THOUGH!!!! Who’s voice is in the background?? ….all i can say iS WOW…

  10. 10 Dottie August 10, 2008 at 10:29 pm

    SO when do I get to bring this boy back to meet my parents?!

    LOL, just kidding…

    TaehanMinguk Manseh!

  11. 11 swimmyjulie123 August 10, 2008 at 10:49 pm

    omg yess
    congrats!!!

    and i think this is a first where popseoul doesn’t make fun of someone for their accomplishments

  12. 12 hearmeroar August 10, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    He’s swimming in the 200m freestyle tomorrow… Michael Phelps, too. That should be fun to watch :)

  13. 13 OMG August 10, 2008 at 11:19 pm

    when i was watching this live was seriously like O-O.
    he swims so freaking fast
    and at the end hes not even out of breath…
    i love this guy. my swimming hero.

  14. 14 Mary August 10, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    I saw it too last night. He is a great swimmer and at the young age of 19, he hasn’t even reach his prime yet. Amazing!

  15. 15 lt August 10, 2008 at 11:42 pm

    i LOVE LOVE LOVE this guy<3333

  16. 16 Hyo-in August 10, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    I guess he will be popular in the future
    Young, talented and pretty good looking
    Go Park Tae Hwan Go Go!!
    ps: for the first time i felt a little jealous of sunye
    hahhaha but Tae Hwan actually like SNSD’s songs, why not wondergirls’??

  17. 17 hey! August 11, 2008 at 1:00 am

    i was totally cheering for him last night.
    glad he won… woohoo!
    nice bod ;)

  18. 18 yuna kim August 11, 2008 at 1:19 am

    omg i saw this i felt so bad for him for what happened at athens! :[ BUT HE TOTALLY MADE it back this time winning the gold i am so happy for him and korea :]

  19. 19 anne August 11, 2008 at 1:43 am

    i saw that too! sooo happy and proud! awesome job!
    Go Korea! Go!!!

  20. 20 sc August 11, 2008 at 1:45 am

    YES! that was amazing

  21. 22 Sandyy August 11, 2008 at 1:55 am

    I can’t believe I missed it.. nooooo!! But I’m def watching the 200m tmrw ^_^

  22. 23 Jo August 11, 2008 at 2:00 am

    funny you didn’t mention what happened to him four years ago @ athen.but hey…he was pretty cool.

  23. 24 DUMBO August 11, 2008 at 2:29 am

    congrats marine boy. maybe sunye will come to beijing and take those earrings out of your ear. two studs? really?!

    I kid I kid…he’s awesome.

  24. 25 airi August 11, 2008 at 2:35 am

    AWESOME!! I roooted for him yesterday!!! PARK Tae-HwAN~~~he was awesome!!!

  25. 26 lyn August 11, 2008 at 3:08 am

    coolio..congrats!!!..so watching him and Michael Phelps..

    !!!!!SHOUT OUT!!!!!!gotta show sum love…
    —-hell yes Michael Phelps…representing…woot..woot…he set a new record yesterday…that man is H0T!!!!!!!

  26. 27 tien August 11, 2008 at 3:23 am

    Congratulations Korea!

  27. 28 !!! August 11, 2008 at 5:33 am

    I saw this yesterday night and saw him and Phelps win gold!!! ^^
    Park really proved himself since that mishap in Athens ^^

  28. 29 Passions August 11, 2008 at 5:53 am

    Guy in the video sounds like a complete fairy idiot. He needs to get some balls and sound like a man.

  29. 30 panshel August 11, 2008 at 6:26 am

    I was screaming my head off watching Tae Hwan swim last night. I am so thrilled for him!

    Can’t wait for the 200m Freestyle Semifinals tonight! Go Tae Hwan! Go Michael Phelps!

  30. 31 ELF4life August 11, 2008 at 6:49 am

    MARINE BOY<333333
    he has a nice body.
    he hasn’t even nicer swimming skills<3333

    GO KOREA!!!!

  31. 32 lalala August 11, 2008 at 7:24 am

    WOOOO PARK TAE HWAN!!

    i watched the competition and i was in awe, i am SO proud !!!!

  32. 33 jjx3hero August 11, 2008 at 8:06 am

    DAM RITE!!! GO KOREA! FIGHTING
    I LOVE U PARK TAE HWAN!

  33. 34 August 11, 2008 at 9:24 am

    !!!

    This guy is amazing~ <3

  34. 35 Marinegirl August 11, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    Tae Hwan Fighting!~
    Go marine boy =D

  35. 36 leeyana August 11, 2008 at 11:24 pm

    YAHOOOO!!!!

  36. 37 Taejus August 12, 2008 at 12:39 am

    ok. I thought PARK Tae hwan was GOOD. Not ‘THAT’ good.

    I’m rooting for PHELPS. I like him far better than PTH.

    But that one medal won won’t do against Michael PHELPS soon to be eighteen other GOLD medals…(i’m exaggerating, maybe a bit too much, but it makes a point :P )

    Congrats for PTH!

    :)

  37. 38 Taejus August 12, 2008 at 12:43 am

    Hmmmmm… lol, who’s the one who got DQ for for jumping too early in ATHENS?

    lol, i just HAD to bring that one up, it was EPIC!! I still remember it to this day. I just can’t believe he stayed in the bathroom for 14 hrs out of shame… haha, soooo funny.

    what a noob. (jkk, jk!!)

    :P

    but again, congrats.

  38. 39 faye August 12, 2008 at 2:42 am

    WOOHOO, PARK TAE HWAN!!! GOGOGO!!
    and Taejus, was it really necessary to make such sarcastic comments?
    what you said was really rude…

  39. 41 6pack! August 12, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    i saw this. even though i live in australia,
    i was totally rooting for him and everyone in asutralia were all “grant hackett will win just like Ian Thorpe won it last time”
    and BAM our korean sexy boy wins it.
    YEAHH!!!
    BOO YA

    SUPPORT HIM IN THE 1500m freestyle!!!

    go marine boy
    xx

  40. 42 6pack! August 12, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    BTW popseoul please get ur pictures and videos and such right.
    can’t you just go on to the beijing olympics website and get a picture from there?
    geezzzzzz


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