Chung Hoon
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 April 1969 |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정훈 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Hun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Hun |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –71 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1992) |
| World Champ. | 
(1993) |
| Asian Champ. | 
(1990, 1991, 1994) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 145 |
| JudoInside.com | 3661 |
| Updated on 5 June 2023. | |
Chung Hoon (born 29 April 1969 in Buan County, Jeollabuk-do) is a South Korean judoka.[1]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- Chung Hoon at the International Judo Federation
- Chung Hoon at JudoInside.com
- Chung Hoon at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Chung Hoon at Olympedia
- Chung Hoon at The-Sports.org
- Chung Hoon at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
World Judo Championships — Men's Lightweight | |
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1965: −68 kg • 1975–75: −63 kg • 1979–97: −71 kg • 1999–present: −73 kg | |
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- Olympic medalists in judo
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- Judoka at the 1990 Asian Games
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- South Korean male judoka
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
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- Goodwill Games medalists in judo
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