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{{Short description|South Korean baseball player (born 1983)}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Jang (Korean name)|Jang]]||lang=Korean}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Jang Won-sam
|position=[[Starting pitcher]]
|team=
|number=
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1983|6|9}}
|debutleague=[[Korean Baseball Organization|KBO]]
|debutyear=2006
|debutdate=April 11
|debutteam=[[Hyundai Unicorns]]
|statyear=July 16, 2019
|statleague=KBO
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=121–95
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=4.21
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=1,186
|teams=
* [[Hyundai Unicorns]] ({{by|2006}}–{{by|2007}})
* [[Woori Heroes]] ({{by|2008}}–{{by|2009}})
* [[Samsung Lions]] ({{by|2010}}–{{by|2018}})
* [[LG Twins]] ({{by|2019}})
* [[Lotte Giants]] ({{by|2020}})
|highlights=
* [[Asia Series]] MVP ({{Baseball year|2011}})
* [[Korean Series]] champion ({{Baseball year|2011}})
* KBO Win title (2012)
* KBO Golden Glove ({{Baseball year|2012}})
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Baseball Classic]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009 Los Angeles]] | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Baseball World Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2005 Baseball World Cup|2005 Netherlands]] | Team }}
}}

'''Jang Won-sam''' ({{Korean|hangul=장원삼|hanja=張洹三}}; born June 9, 1983 in [[Changwon]], [[Gyeongsangnam-do]], [[South Korea]]) is a South Korean left-handed [[starting pitcher]] who plays for the [[LG Twins]] in the [[KBO League]].

==Amateur career==
As a junior at Yongma High School in [[Masan]], [[South Korea]], Jang was selected by the [[Hyundai Unicorns]] with the 89th pick in the 2nd round (97th overall) of the 2002 [[Korea Baseball Organization|KBO]] Draft. However, he entered [[Kyungsung University]] upon graduation from high school instead of turning pro directly.

In 2004, as a junior at Kyungsung University Jang made his first appearance for the [[South Korea national baseball team]] at the [[World University Baseball Championship|2nd World University Baseball Championship]] in [[Tainan City]], [[Taiwan]]. There he led his team the bronze medal alongside [[Oh Seung-Hwan]] and [[Jeong Keun-Woo]].

In 2005, Jang was selected for the [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korea national team]] again, and participated in the [[Baseball World Cup]] held in the Netherlands. He helped the team win the silver medal, finishing 4th in strikeouts (24). He pitched an eight shutout inning victory over [[South Africa]] in the preliminary round, and appeared in seven of South Korea's 11 games.

=== Notable international careers===
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Year</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Venue</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Competition</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Team</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Individual Note</span>
|-
|2004
|{{Bb|TPE}}
|[[World University Baseball Championship]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg]]
|
|-
|2005
|{{Bb|JPN}}
|[[Asian Baseball Championship]]
|style="text-align:center"| 4th
|
|-
|2005
|{{Bb|NED}}
|[[2005 Baseball World Cup|Baseball World Cup]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[File:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|4th in strikeouts
|-
|}

== Professional career==

===Hyundai Unicorns & Heroes ===
Signed by the [[Hyundai Unicorns]] in 2006, Jang started his pro career as a [[starting pitcher]]. In the 2006 KBO season, he finished runner-up to [[Ryu Hyun-Jin]] for Rookie of the Year with 2nd in strikeouts (142), 5th in ERA (2.85) and 7th in wins (12), and was selected to the All-Star team. After the season, he was selected for the [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korea national team]] and competed in the [[2006 Asian Games]] held in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]].

During the 2007 season, he went 9−10 with 132 strikeouts in 168.2 innings, finishing 10th in ERA (3.63).

In the 2008 season, Jang finished with a 12–8 record and a 2.85 ERA in 167.2 innings. He was 4th in wins, 5th in ERA and 4th in strikeouts (126). In August 2008, Jang competed for the [[South Korea national baseball team]] in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], where they won the gold medal in the baseball tournament. In the tournament, he pitched a 10−0 [[complete game]] [[shutout]] victory over the [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]] and tossed 4.1 innings of scoreless relief against [[China national baseball team|China]].<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/jang-won-sam-1.html Olympic results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213042829/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/jang-won-sam-1.html |date=2012-12-13 }}</ref>

In March 2009, Jang was called up to the [[South Korea national baseball team]] for the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]] prior to the 2009 KBO season, but had a disappointing performance, pitching to a 5.06 ERA. In South Korea's second game in [[2009 World Baseball Classic#Round 1|Round 1]] against [[Japan national baseball team|Japan]], Jang came on in relief in the 3rd inning but allowed 3 runs and 4 hits in 2.2 innings pitched. He started the [[2009 World Baseball Classic – Round 2#Japan 6.2C South Korea 2|Pool 1 title match]] against Japan in [[2009 World Baseball Classic#Round 2|Round 2]], but went only 3 innings allowing 2 runs and 5 hits including the solo home run by [[Seiichi Uchikawa]]. Jang struggled the 2009 KBO season with a 5.54 ERA and a record of 4-8, by far the worst of his career.

===Samsung Lions ===
After the 2009 season, Jang was traded to the [[Samsung Lions]] with ₩3 billion [[South Korean won|won]] ($3 million). He bounced back in the 2010 season to finish sixth in the league in ERA (3.46), seventh in wins (13) and eighth in strikeouts (115).

=== Notable international careers===
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Year</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Venue</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Competition</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Team</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Individual Note</span>
|-
|2006
|{{fb|QAT}}
|[[Baseball at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg]]
|1−0; 2.45 ERA (2 G, 7.1 IP, 2 ER, 5 K)
|-
|2007
|{{Bb|TPE}}
|[[Asian Baseball Championship]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[File:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|1-0; 0.00 ERA (2 G, 2.1 IP, 0 ER, 2 K)
|-
|2008
|{{Bb|TPE}}
|[[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification#Final Qualifying Tournament|Final Olympic Qualification Tournament]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[File:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|0−0; 1.80 ERA (2 G, 5 IP, 1 ER, 2 K)
|-
|2008
|{{Bb|CHN}}
|[[baseball at the 2008 Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[File:Gold medal icon.svg]]
|1−0; 0.00 ERA (2 G, 12.1 IP, 0 ER, 11 K)
|-
|2009
|{{Bb|USA}}
|[[2009 World Baseball Classic|World Baseball Classic]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[File:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|0−0; 5.06 ERA (2 G, 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 K)
|-
|}

{{expand Korean|topic=bio|date=August 2012}}
== Filmography ==
=== Television show ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2022
| ''Strongest Baseball''
| Cast Member
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=001&aid=0013128147|author=Kang Ae-ran|title=이승엽·박용택 등 레전드 총출동…예능 '최강야구' 상반기 방송|trans-title=Lee Seung-yeop, Park Yong-taek, etc. Legends all dispatched… 'Strongest Baseball' broadcast in the first half of the entertainment show|publisher=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|via=[[Naver]]|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=April 21, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| 2023
| ''Golf Match Swing Star''
| Contestant
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000174874|author=Baek Seung-hoon|title=세븐·솔비·박기량, 新 골프 예능 '스윙스타' 출연|trans-title=Se7en, Solbi, and Park Gi-ryang appear in the new golf entertainment 'Swing Star|publisher=[[iMBC]]|via=[[Naver]]|date=December 12, 2022|access-date=December 12, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>  
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.koreabaseball.com/record/player.asp?player_id=76355 Profile and stats] on the KBO official site

{{South Korea baseball roster 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{South Korea roster 2009 World Baseball Classic}}
{{South Korea roster 2013 World Baseball Classic}}

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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:2005 Baseball World Cup players]]
[[Category:2009 World Baseball Classic players]]
[[Category:2013 World Baseball Classic players]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in baseball]]
[[Category:Asian Games baseball players for South Korea]]
[[Category:Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Hyundai Unicorns players]]
[[Category:KBO League pitchers]]
[[Category:Kyungsung University alumni]]
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Kiwoom Heroes players]]
[[Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen]]
[[Category:Olympic baseball players for South Korea]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for South Korea]]
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