Kwak Dae-sung

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Kwak Dae-sung
Personal information
Born (1973-02-13) 13 February 1973 (age 51)
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
곽대성
Hanja
Revised Romanization Kwak Dae-seong
McCune–Reischauer Kwak Tae-sŏng
Sport
Country South Korea
Sport Judo
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Silver medal.svg (1996)
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (1995)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1996, 1997)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 71 kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Chiba 71 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Ho Chi Minh 71 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Manila 71 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 New Delhi 71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 53370
JudoInside.com 3708
Updated on 4 June 2023

Kwak Dae-Sung is a South Korean retired judoka who is a two-time Asian champion (1996 and 1997).

He won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics, [1] and also won silver at the 1995 World Judo Championships.

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References

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