Jin Ho-jun

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Jin Ho-jun
Personal information
Nationality South Korean
Born (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) [1]
Sport
Sport Taekwondo
Weight classFeatherweight
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Baku 68 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Da Nang 68 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou 68 kg

Jin Ho-jun (born 15 April 2002) is a taekwondo practitioner from South Korea. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.

Career

He won gold at the Manchester Grand Prix in 2022. [2]

He was runner-up in the featherweight division at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku. [3] [4] He won the bronze medal at the Asian Games in 2023 in Hangzhou. [5]

He won gold at the Taiyuan Grand Prix in 2023. [6]

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References

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