Chung Hoon

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Chung Hoon
Personal information
Born (1969-04-29) 29 April 1969 (age 54)
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 Bronze medal.svg (1992)
World Champ. Gold medal world centered-2.svg (1993)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1990, 1991, 1994)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 71 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Hamilton 71 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Barcelona 71 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Beijing 71 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima 71 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Osaka 71 kg
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.

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References

  1. 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.