Ha Hyung-joo

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Ha Hyung-joo
Personal information
Born (1962-06-03) 3 June 1962 (age 63)
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
하형주
Hanja
河亨柱
RR Ha Hyeongju
MR Ha Hyŏngju
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍95 kg, +100 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (1984)
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (1985)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1981, 1984, 1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍95 kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Seoul ‍–‍95 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Maastricht ‍–‍95 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Essen ‍–‍95 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Seoul ‍–‍95 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Jakarta Open
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Kuwait City +100 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Jakarta ‍–‍95 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Kuwait City ‍–‍95 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Kobe ‍–‍95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 54170
JudoInside.com 6078
Updated on 19 June 2023

Ha Hyung-joo (born 3 June 1962), also known by Ha Hyoung-zoo, is a retired judoka from South Korea. In 1981, he became the first open division champion to represent South Korea at the Asian Judo Championships in Jakarta. Ha represented South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and claimed the gold medal in the men's half heavyweight division (‍–‍95 kg) by defeating Brazil's Douglas Vieira in the final. Ha also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal. [1] [2]

Ha retired shortly after the Seoul Olympics and has been working as a physical education professor at Dong-A University. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ha Hyeong-Ju". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hyung-Yoo Ha". judoinside.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ↑ 하형주, 1984년 LA올림픽, 유도 금메달 획득 (in Korean). The Korea Herald. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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