Cho In-chul

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Cho In-chul
Personal information
Born (1976-03-04) 4 March 1976 (age 48)
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
조인철
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jo In-cheol
McCune–Reischauer Cho Inch‘ŏl
Sport
Country South Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class 78 kg, 81 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Silver medal.svg (2000)
World Champ. Gold medal world centered-2.svg (1997, 2001)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1998)
Profile at external databases
IJF 10187
JudoInside.com 6437
Updated on 31 May 2023.

Cho In-Chul (born 4 March 1976) won three medals at the World Judo Championships (of which two gold and one bronze) and two olympic medals (a bronze in the 1996 Olympic Games and a silver at the Sydney Olympic Games).

Personal life

After earning a PhD in sports psychology, Cho was named a full professor at Yong-In University.


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