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Judo is very popular in South Korea and since the 2012 Olympic Games in Rio Korea won two god medals by Kim JaeBum and Song Dae-Nam. For Korea Kim Jae-Bum was both Olympic finallist in 2008 and 2012 and was former World Champion for Korea. In the Judo history of Korea they won 11 gold medals. One of the best judoka of South Korea is Jeon Ki-Young who won the Olympic title in 1996. Won-Hee Lee won Olympic gold for Korea in 2004 in Athens and is women’s coach. Current World Champion is Ba-Ul An and Gwak Dong-Han. An BaUl reached the Olympic final in 2016.

Judo legends

Judoka

Jae-Bum Kim

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
14/05/2015	2	Asian Championships Kuwait	U81
23/09/2014	1	Asian Games teams Incheon	U81
21/09/2014	1	Asian Games Incheon	U81
31/07/2012	1	Olympic Games London	U81
28/04/2012	1	Asian Championships Tashkent	U81
25/08/2011	1	World Championships Paris	U81
06/04/2011	1	Asian Championships Abu Dhabi	U81
14/11/2010	1	Asian Games Guangzhou	U81
10/09/2010	1	World Championships Tokyo	U81
28/08/2009	3	World Championships Rotterdam	U81
23/05/2009	1	Asian Championships Taipei	U81
12/08/2008	2	Olympic Games Beijing	U81
27/04/2008	1	Asian Championships Jeju	U81
15/05/2005	1	Asian Championships Tashkent	U73

Min-Sun Cho

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
20/09/2000	3	Olympic Games Sydney	U70
28/05/2000	3	Asian Championships Osaka	U70
10/10/1997	3	World Championships Paris	U66
22/07/1996	1	Olympic Games Atlanta	U66
21/11/1995	3	Asian Championships New Delhi	U66
29/09/1995	1	World Championships Chiba	U66
15/10/1994	2	Asian Games Hiroshima	U66
14/11/1993	1	Asian Championships Macau	U66
01/10/1993	1	World Championships Hamilton	U66
07/10/1990	3	Asian Games Beijing	U56
14/10/1989	3	World Championships Belgrade	U52
25/09/1988	3	Olympic Games Seoul	U48
22/07/1988	3	Asian Championships Damascus	U48

Sung-Sook Jung

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
19/09/2000	3	Olympic Games Sydney	U63
28/05/2000	1	Asian Championships Osaka	U63
10/12/1998	3	Asian Games Bangkok	U57
23/11/1997	1	Asian Championships Manila	U61
10/10/1997	3	World Championships Paris	U61
10/11/1996	1	Asian Championships Ho Chi Minh	U61
23/07/1996	3	Olympic Games Atlanta	U61
21/11/1995	1	Asian Championships New Delhi	U61
29/09/1995	1	World Championships Chiba	U61
15/10/1994	1	Asian Games Hiroshima	U61
14/11/1993	1	Asian Championships Macau	U61

Ki-Young Jeon

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
10/10/1997	1	World Championships Paris	U86
10/11/1996	3	Asian Championships Ho Chi Minh	U86
22/07/1996	1	Olympic Games Atlanta	U86
21/11/1995	1	Asian Championships New Delhi	U86
29/09/1995	1	World Championships Chiba	U86
01/10/1993	1	World Championships Hamilton	U78

Hyung-Yoo Ha

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
19/11/1987	3	World Championships Essen	U95
05/10/1986	1	Asian Games Seoul	U95
26/09/1985	2	World Championships Seoul	U95
09/08/1984	1	Olympic Games Los Angeles	U95
01/01/1984	2	Asian Championships Kuwait City	U95
01/01/1984	1	Asian Championships Kuwait City	O100
03/09/1981	3	World Championships Maastricht	U95
01/01/1981	1	Asian Championships Jakarta	OpenM
01/01/1981	2	Asian Championships Jakarta	U95

Judoka Jae-Bum Kim

Asian Championships Kuwait
14/05/2015	U81	Result 2

Asian Games teams Incheon
23/09/2014	U81	Result 1

Asian Games Incheon
21/09/2014	U81	Result 1

Olympic Games London
31/07/2012	U81	Result 1

Asian Championships Tashkent
28/04/2012	U81	Result 1

World Championships Paris
25/08/2011	U81	Result 1

Asian Championships Abu Dhabi
06/04/2011	U81	Result 1

Asian Games Guangzhou
14/11/2010	U81	Result 1

World Championships Tokyo
10/09/2010	U81	Result 1

World Championships Rotterdam
28/08/2009	U81	Result 3

Asian Championships Taipei
23/05/2009	U81	Result 1

Olympic Games Beijing
12/08/2008	U81	Result 2

Asian Championships Jeju
27/04/2008	U81	Result 1

Asian Championships Tashkent
15/05/2005	U73	Result 1

Judoka Min-Sun Cho

Olympic Games Sydney
20/09/2000	U70	Result 3

Asian Championships Osaka
28/05/2000	U70	Result 3

World Championships Paris
10/10/1997	U66	Result 3

Olympic Games Atlanta
22/07/1996	U66	Result 1

Asian Championships New Delhi
21/11/1995	U66	Result 3

World Championships Chiba
29/09/1995	U66	Result 1

Asian Games Hiroshima
15/10/1994	U66	Result 2

Asian Championships Macau
14/11/1993	U66	Result 1

World Championships Hamilton
01/10/1993	U66	Result 1

Asian Games Beijing
07/10/1990	U56	Result 3

World Championships Belgrade
14/10/1989	U52	Result 3

Olympic Games Seoul
25/09/1988	U48	Result 3

Asian Championships Damascus
22/07/1988	U48	Result 3

Judoka Sung-Sook Jung

Olympic Games Sydney
19/09/2000	U63	Result 3

Asian Championships Osaka
28/05/2000	U63	Result 1

Asian Games Bangkok
10/12/1998	U57	Result 3

Asian Championships Manila
23/11/1997	U61	Result 1

World Championships Paris
10/10/1997	U61	Result 3

Asian Championships Ho Chi Minh
10/11/1996	U61	Result 1

Olympic Games Atlanta
23/07/1996	U61	Result 3

Asian Championships New Delhi
21/11/1995	U61	Result 1

World Championships Chiba
29/09/1995	U61	Result 1

Asian Games Hiroshima
15/10/1994	U61	Result 1

Asian Championships Macau
14/11/1993	U61	Result 1

Judoka Ki-Young Jeon

World Championships Paris
10/10/1997	U86	Result 1

Asian Championships Ho Chi Minh
10/11/1996	U86	Result 3

Olympic Games Atlanta
22/07/1996	U86	Result 1

Asian Championships New Delhi
21/11/1995	U86	Result 1

World Championships Chiba
29/09/1995	U86	Result 1

World Championships Hamilton
01/10/1993	U78	Result 1

Judoka Hyung-Yoo Ha

World Championships Essen
19/11/1987	U95	Result 3

Asian Games Seoul
05/10/1986	U95	Result 1

World Championships Seoul
26/09/1985	U95	Result 2

Olympic Games Los Angeles
09/08/1984	U95	Result 1

Asian Championships Kuwait City
01/01/1984	U95	Result 2

Asian Championships Kuwait City
01/01/1984	O100	Result 1

World Championships Maastricht
03/09/1981	U95	Result 3

Asian Championships Jakarta
01/01/1981	OpenM	Result 1

Asian Championships Jakarta
01/01/1981	U95	Result 2

Last 365 days of judo

Judoka

Jonghoon Kim

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
02/02/2025	1	Grand Slam Paris	U90
19/07/2024	1	Asian Open Taipei	U90

Mimi Huh

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
03/08/2024	3	Olympic Games Paris Mixed team	U57
29/07/2024	2	Olympic Games Paris	U57
20/05/2024	1	World Championships Abu Dhabi	U57
20/04/2024	2	Asian Championships Hong Kong	U57

Min-Jong Kim

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
03/08/2024	3	Olympic Games Paris Mixed team	O90
02/08/2024	2	Olympic Games Paris	O100
23/05/2024	1	World Championships Abu Dhabi	O100
22/04/2024	2	Asian Championships Hong Kong	O100

Hye-Kyeong Lee

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
03/08/2024	3	Olympic Games Paris Mixed team	U57
20/04/2024	2	Asian Championships Hong Kong	U48
22/03/2024	1	Grand Slam Tbilisi	U48
08/03/2024	3	Grand Prix Upper Austria Linz	U48

Hyeonji Lee

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
02/02/2025	2	Grand Slam Paris	O78
05/05/2024	3	Grand Slam Dushanbe	O78
22/04/2024	1	Asian Championships Hong Kong	O78
24/03/2024	3	Grand Slam Tbilisi	O78

Judoka Jonghoon Kim

Grand Slam Paris
02/02/2025	U90	Result 1

Asian Open Taipei
19/07/2024	U90	Result 1

Judoka Mimi Huh

Olympic Games Paris Mixed team
03/08/2024	U57	Result 3

Olympic Games Paris
29/07/2024	U57	Result 2

World Championships Abu Dhabi
20/05/2024	U57	Result 1

Asian Championships Hong Kong
20/04/2024	U57	Result 2

Judoka Min-Jong Kim

Olympic Games Paris Mixed team
03/08/2024	O90	Result 3

Olympic Games Paris
02/08/2024	O100	Result 2

World Championships Abu Dhabi
23/05/2024	O100	Result 1

Asian Championships Hong Kong
22/04/2024	O100	Result 2

Judoka Hye-Kyeong Lee

Olympic Games Paris Mixed team
03/08/2024	U57	Result 3

Asian Championships Hong Kong
20/04/2024	U48	Result 2

Grand Slam Tbilisi
22/03/2024	U48	Result 1

Grand Prix Upper Austria Linz
08/03/2024	U48	Result 3

Judoka Hyeonji Lee

Grand Slam Paris
02/02/2025	O78	Result 2

Grand Slam Dushanbe
05/05/2024	O78	Result 3

Asian Championships Hong Kong
22/04/2024	O78	Result 1

Grand Slam Tbilisi
24/03/2024	O78	Result 3

Last results

	Judo event	Type	Place	Date

1	Sambo World Championships CheongJu	SWCh	CheongJu	8 Nov 2019
2	Sambo World Combat Championships CheongJu	SWCh	CheongJu	8 Nov 2019
3	Grand Prix Jeju	GP	Jeju	26 Nov 2015
4	World Military Games Mungyeong	WMG	Mungyeong	5 Oct 2015
5	World Military Games Teams Mungyeong	WMG	Mungyeong	3 Oct 2015

1.
Judo event	Sambo World Championships CheongJu
Type	SWCh
Place	CheongJu
Date	8 Nov 2019

2.
Judo event	Sambo World Combat Championships CheongJu
Type	SWCh
Place	CheongJu
Date	8 Nov 2019

3.
Judo event	Grand Prix Jeju
Type	GP
Place	Jeju
Date	26 Nov 2015

4.
Judo event	World Military Games Mungyeong
Type	WMG
Place	Mungyeong
Date	5 Oct 2015

5.
Judo event	World Military Games Teams Mungyeong
Type	WMG
Place	Mungyeong
Date	3 Oct 2015

Birthdays

	Name	Birthdate	Age

1	Dae-Sung Kwak	13 Feb 1973	52 years
2	Hyun-Ji Yoon	14 Feb 1994	31 years
3	Kyu-Won Lee	14 Feb 1989	36 years
4	Ji-Yeong Jang	15 Feb 1995	30 years
5	Min-Yeong Choe	16 Feb 1994	31 years

1.
Name	Dae-Sung Kwak
Birthdate	13 Feb 1973
Age	52

2.
Name	Hyun-Ji Yoon
Birthdate	14 Feb 1994
Age	31

3.
Name	Kyu-Won Lee
Birthdate	14 Feb 1989
Age	36

4.
Name	Ji-Yeong Jang
Birthdate	15 Feb 1995
Age	30

5.
Name	Min-Yeong Choe
Birthdate	16 Feb 1994
Age	31

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