Cho Min-sun

Cho Min-sun (born 21 March 1972) is a South Korean judoka.

Cho Min-sun
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1972-03-21) 21 March 1972
Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
조민선
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Min-seon
McCune–ReischauerCho Minsŏn
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg to –70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1996)
World Champ. (1993, 1995)
Asian Champ. (1993)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 66 kg
1988 Seoul 48 kg
2000 Sydney 70 kg
World Championships
1993 Hamilton 66 kg
1995 Chiba 66 kg
1989 Belgrade 52 kg
1997 Paris 66 kg
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima 66 kg
1990 Beijing 56 kg
Asian Championships
1993 Macau 66 kg
1988 Damascus 48 kg
1995 New Delhi 66 kg
2000 Osaka 70 kg
World Juniors Championships
1990 Dijon 56 kg
Summer Universiade
1995 Fukuoka 66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF15584
JudoInside.com3653
Updated on 2 June 2023

Cho won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[1] and also won two gold medals at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships.

Cho also won a bronze medal in the -48 kg division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where women's judo was held as a demonstration sport.

Cho is the only South Korean judoka to win national championships in five different judo divisions: from 48 to 66 kg.

She is currently a full professor at Korea National Sport University in Seoul.

References

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


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