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Lee Won-hee (Korean: 이원희; born 19 July 1981) is a South Korean quadruple judo champion. Lee won the gold medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. [1] [2] He was the world champion in 2003. [3] He also won the gold medal in 2006 Asian Games and 2003 Asian Judo Championships.
South Korea: Neil Eckersley ... This is a list of multiple Olympic judo medalists, listing people who have won two or more Olympic gold medals or more than four medals.
Cho Jun-ho (Korean: 조준호, Korean pronunciation: [tɕo.dʑun.ɦo]; born 16 December 1988 in Busan) is a South Korean judoka. [1] He won a bronze medal in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2]
Song became the oldest Olympic gold medalist in judo, at age 33. [6] He was one of the two South Korean Olympic champions at the tournament, with the other ironically being his old-time rival, Kim. [23] After the Olympics, Song ranked number five in the world, the highest in his career. [24] He retired after the Olympics.
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except Moscow 1980, as part of US-led boycott.
Judo competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris took place from 27 July to 3 August at Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. [1] The number of judokas competing across fourteen weight categories at these Games has been reduced from 393 in Tokyo 2020 to 372, with an equal distribution between men and women.
Kim Won-Jin (Korean: 김원진, born 1 May 1992) is a South Korean judoka. [1] [2] He is a two-time World Championship bronze medalist and won a gold medal at the 2015 Asian Judo Championships.
Kim Seong-Yeon (Korean: 김성연, born 16 April 1991) is a South Korean judoka. She won a bronze medal in the –70 kg at the 2013 World Judo Championships. She was ranked No. 9 in the world as of 8 February 2016. [1] She lost in the second round of the 2016 Olympics to Israeli Linda Bolder. [2] [3] [4]