Chung Hoon (born 29 April 1969 in Buan County, Jeollabuk-do) is a South Korean judoka.[1]

Chung Hoon
Personal information
Born (1969-04-29) 29 April 1969 (age 55)
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
정훈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Hun
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Hun
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍71 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1992)
World Champ.Gold (1993)
Asian Champ.Gold (1990, 1991, 1994)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍71 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍71 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing ‍–‍71 kg
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima ‍–‍71 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Osaka ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF145
JudoInside.com3661
Updated on 5 June 2023

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.

References

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  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.
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