Nationality South Korean McCune–Reischauer Cho Minson Hangul 조민선 Name Cho Min-sun | Hanja 曹敏仙 Role Olympic athlete Revised Romanization Jo Min-seon | |
Born March 21, 1972 (age 52) ( 1972-03-21 ) Olympic medals Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg Similar People Kate Howey, Ylenia Scapin, Claudia Zwiers, Aneta Szczepanska | ||
Cho Min-sun (born March 21, 1972) is a South Korean judoka.
Cho won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also won two gold medals at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships.
She also won a bronze medal in the -48 kg division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where women's judo was held as a demonstration sport.
Cho is the only South Korean judoka to win national championships in five different judo divisions: from 48 to 66 kg.
She is currently a full professor at Korea National Sport University in Seoul.
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