Cha Kwang-su

Cha Kwang-Su
Personal information
Nationality  North Korea
Born (1979-02-25) 25 February 1979
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Team April 25 Sports Club
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Asian Games
2006 Doha 55 kg
Asian Championships
2005 Wuhan 55 kg
2007 Bishkek 55 kg
2008 Jeju City 55 kg
Cha Kwang-su
Chosŏn'gŭl 차광수
Revised Romanization Cha Gwangsu
McCune–Reischauer Ch'a Kwangsu
This is a Korean name; the family name is Cha.

Cha Kwang-Su (born February 25, 1979) is an amateur North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2] Cha also added three more medals (one gold and two silver) to his collection from the Asian Wrestling Championships.[3]

Cha represented North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Cuba's Yagnier Hernández, who was able to score nine points in two straight periods, leaving Cha with a single point.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cha Kwang-Su". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Chinese Jiao wins Greco-Roman 55kg wrestling title at Doha Asiad". Xinhua News Agency (People's Daily Online (China)). 11 December 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "DPR Korean wrestler vows to win Beijing Olympic gold medal". Xinhua News Agency (China Economic Net). 3 April 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Round of 16 Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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