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Chung Hoon

Chung Hoon

South Korean judoka (born 1969)

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.

Chung Hoon (born 29 April 1969 in Buan County, Jeollabuk-do) is a South Korean judoka.[1]

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Chung was the World Champion at ‍–‍71 kg in 1993. He won a bronze medal in the 1991 World Championships.

Chung represented South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the Lightweight division. In the semifinal, he lost to Hungarian Bertalan Hajtós. Next year, Chung went up against the Hungarian judoka again in the final at the World Championship and avenged the loss by decision.

Chung retired from competitive judo after winning his second Asian Games gold medal in 1994. Chung has been serving as a judo instructor and professor for Yong-In University and the head coach of the South Korean national judo team.

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chung Hoon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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