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Born | 12 June 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hangul | 황희태 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revised Romanization | Hwang Hui-tae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Hŭit'ae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –90 kg, –100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | 5th (2004, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asian Champ. | (2006, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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JudoInside.com | 19689 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 19 November 2022. |
Hwang Hee-Tae (born 12 June 1978, in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do) is a male South Korean Judoka.
Hwang won a gold medal in the men's –90 kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri from Georgia in the final. Hwang also won a gold medal at the Doha Asian Games in 2006.
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