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Hwang Hee-tae

Hwang Hee-tae

South Korean judoka (born 1978)

Hwang Hee-Tae (born 12 June 1978, in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do) is a male South Korean Judoka.

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.
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Hwang won a gold medal in the men's ‍–‍90 kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri from Georgia in the final. Hwang also won a gold medal at the Doha Asian Games in 2006.

At the Olympics, Hwang competed in the ‍–‍90 kg division in 2004, losing to Hiroshi Izumi in the semi-finals and then to Khasanbi Taov in the bronze medal bout.[1] In 2012, he competed in the ‍–‍100 kg division, where he again reached the semi-final, this time losing Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar.[2] He then lost to Henk Grol in the bronze medal bout.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hwang Hee-Tae". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. [2]
    "London 2012 - Men's Judo - Half-Heavyweight Division (-100 kg)". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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