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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Jeon.
Jeon Ki-young (born July 11, 1973) is a South Korean judoka. Jeon is a three time World champion and also won a gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. by beating Armen Bagdasarov of Uzbekistan.
In 2003, PRIDE FC and Antonio Inoki tried to sign Jeon to fight Hidehiko Yoshida under MMA rules (using the fact that Jeon have never lost against Yoshida in judo[1]) but Jeon refused offers.[2]
[edit] Championships & accomplishments
- 1997 World Championships 86kg class in Paris, France - gold medal
- 1997 French Open 86kg class in Paris, France - gold medal
- 1997 & 1994 Austrian Open 86kg class in Leonding, Austria - gold medal
- 1996 Olympic Games 86kg class in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - gold medal
- 1995 World Championships 86kg class in Makuhari, Chiba, Japan - gold medal
- 1995 Asian Championships 86kg class in New Delhi, India - gold medal
- 1995 Dutch Open 86kg class in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands - gold medal
- 1994 German Open 78kg class in Munich, Germany - gold medal
- 1993 World Championships 78kg class in Hamilton, Canada - gold medal
- 1993 French Open 78kg class in Paris, France - gold medal
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