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| Born | 1 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 조효철 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Jo Hyocheol | ||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Hyochŏl | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cho Hyo-chul (born 1 September 1986) is a South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler. In 2018, he won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. [1] [2]
Cho attended Gwangju Physical Education High School. [3]
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