Notable People
Pohang is the home town of South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak
Professional South Korean Mixed Martial Artist Jung Chan-Sung Trains in Pohang at Korean Top Team.
Taekwon-Do grandmaster (9th Dan) and author, Cho Hee Il (known in the West as Hee Il Cho) was born in Pohang on 13 October 1940.
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