Chung Hoon
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Chung.
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's judo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  South Korea |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | -71 kg | |
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1991 Barcelona | -71 kg | |
| Gold | 1993 Hamilton | -71 kg | |
| Asian Games | |||
| Gold | 1990 Beijing | -71 kg | |
| Gold | 1994 Hiroshima | -71 kg | |
| Asian Championships | |||
| Gold | 1991 Osaka | -71 kg | |
Chung Hoon (born April 29, 1969 in Buan County, Jeollabuk-do) is a South Korean judoka.
Chung was the World Champion at 71 kg in 1993. He won a bronze medal in the 1991 World Championships.
Chung represented South Korea in the 1992 Olympic Games, winning bronze in the Lightweight division. In the semifinal, he lost to Hungarian Bertalan Hajtós. Next year, Chung went up against the Hungarian judoka again in the final at the World Championship and avenged the loss by decision.
Chung retired from competitive judo after winning his second Asian Game gold medal in 1994. He has been serving as a judo instructor and professor for Yong-In University, South Korea. Chung Hoon was the head coach of the South Korean judo team at the XXIV Summer Universiade in 2007.
