Medal record | ||
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Competitor for South Korea | ||
Men's Judo | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Bronze | 2004 Athens | -60 kg |
Gold | 2008 Beijing | -60 kg |
World Championships | ||
Gold | 2003 Osaka | -60 kg |
Bronze | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | -60 kg |
Asian Games | ||
Bronze | 2002 Busan | -60 kg |
Asian Championships | ||
Silver | 2001 Ulaanbaatar | -60 kg |
Bronze | 2007 Kuwait City | -60 kg |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 최민호 |
Hanja | 崔敏浩 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Min-ho |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Min-ho |
Choi Min-Ho (born August 18, 1980 in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) is a male South Korean judoka who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics in the 60kg extra-lightweight category.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he ended all 5 of his matches by Ippon, and defeated European champion Ludwig Paischer in the final for the gold medal.
Choi was voted as the 2008 Best Judoka of the Year by L´Esprit du Judo magazine of France.[1]