Cho Min-sun

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Cho Min-sun
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1972-03-21) 21 March 1972 (age 53)
Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
조민선
Hanja
曹敏仙
Revised Romanization Jo Min-seon
McCune–Reischauer Cho Minsŏn
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class –48 kg to –70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (1996)
World Champ. Gold medal world centered-2.svg (1993, 1995)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1993)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney ‍–‍70 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Chiba ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Beijing ‍–‍56 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Macau ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Damascus ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 New Delhi ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Dijon ‍–‍56 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Fukuoka ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 15584
JudoInside.com 3653
Updated on 2 June 2023

Cho Min-sun (born 21 March 1972) is a South Korean judoka.

Cho won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, [1] and also won two gold medals at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships.

Cho also won a bronze medal in the -48 kg division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where women's judo was held as a demonstration sport.

Cho is the only South Korean judoka to win national championships in five different judo divisions: from 48 to 66 kg.

She is currently a full professor at Korea National Sport University in Seoul.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cho Min-sun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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