Choi Min-ho (judoka)
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| Born | 18 August 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 최민호 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 崔敏浩 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Choe Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –60 kg, –66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2001, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 6221 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 28 May 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choi Min-ho (Korean: 최민호; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰwe̞.min.ɦo]; born 18 August 1980) is a South Korean judoka. He was born in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.[1]
Career
[edit]He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won the bronze medal and defeated then world champion Craig Fallon.[2] He also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the 60 kg extra-lightweight category.[3][4] In Beijing, he ended all 5 of his matches by Ippon and defeated former European champion Ludwig Paischer in the final for the gold medal.
Choi was voted as the 2008 Best Judoka of the Year by L´Esprit du Judo magazine of France.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choi Min-ho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "British judo legend Craig Fallon dies at age of 36". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Minho triumphs as Fallon falters". 9 August 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ ""Korea is also good at Judo, not just Japan" Olympic judo gold medallist Min-Ho Choi coming to Adelaide". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?linkid=406&articleid=2009020910351777870&newssetid=28 [dead link]
External links
[edit]- Choi Min-ho at the International Judo Federation
- Choi Min-ho at JudoInside.com
- Choi Min-ho at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Choi Min-ho at Olympics.com
- Choi Min-ho at Olympedia
- Choi Min-ho at The-Sports.org
- Choi Min-ho at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Choi Min-ho on Cyworld (in Korean)
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- South Korean Roman Catholics
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for South Korea
- Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Asian Games medalists in judo
- World judo champions
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games
- Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games
- South Korean male judoka
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Summer World University Games medalists in judo
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- People from Gimcheon
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen
- South Korean judo biography stubs
- South Korean Olympic medalist stubs