Choi Sun-ho (also Choi Seon-ho, Korean: 최선호; born June 24, 1977) is a South Korean judoka, who played for the middleweight category.[1] He won a total of three medals (gold, silver, and bronze) in his division at the Asian Judo Championships (2003 and 2008 in Jeju City, and 2007 in Kuwait City, Kuwait).[2][3][4]
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| Nationality |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 90 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Yong-In University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Suwon City Government | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 최선호 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Choe Seonho | ||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sŏnho | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 3655 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Choi represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's middleweight class (90 kg). He lost the first preliminary round match to Egypt's Hesham Mesbah by a koka and a superiority decision,.[5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choi Sun-ho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Asian Championships Jeju, 2003, Korea". Judo Inside. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Asian Championships Kuwait City, 2007, Kuwait". Judo Inside. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Asian Championships Jeju City, 2008, Korea". Judo Inside. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Middleweight (90kg/198 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
External links
edit- Choi Sun-ho at JudoInside.com
- Choi Sun-ho at Olympedia
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Choi Sun-ho on Cyworld (in Korean)
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