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Bang Gui-man (Korean: 방귀만; born 4 May 1983, in Namyangju, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean judoka, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[2] He represented his nation South Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics, picked up four medals in the 66 and 73 kg division at the Asian Judo Championships, and earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.[3] Throughout his sporting career, Bang trained for Namyangju City Hall's elite judo squad under his longtime coach and mentor Cho In-chul.[1]

Born (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 43)
Namyangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
OccupationJudoka
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Hangul
방귀만
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Bang Gui-man
Personal information
Born (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 43)
Namyangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
OccupationJudoka
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Korean name
Hangul
방귀만
RRBang Gwiman
MRPang Kwiman
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
‍–‍66 kg, ‍–‍73 kg
ClubNamyangju City Hall[1]
Coached byCho In-chul[1]
Achievements and titles
R32 (2004)
R16 (2007)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2007, 2009)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2014 Incheon‍–‍73 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Kuwait City‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Taipei‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 Almaty‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2005 Tashkent‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2010 Suwon‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2014 Paris‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Moscow‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Tokyo‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2009 Qingdao‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Rijeka‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1847
JudoInside.com28403
Updated on 20 November 2022
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Bang qualified for the South Korean squad in the men's half-lightweight class (66 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and receiving a berth from the 2004 Asian Championships in Almaty. He lost his opening match to Brazilian judoka and 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Henrique Guimarães, who successfully scored an ippon and an ōuchi gari (big inner reap), at two minutes and twenty-one seconds.[4][5]

When South Korea hosted the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Bang culminated his ten-year career medal drought from the international scene to score an ippon victory over 2012 Olympian Navruz Jurakobilov of Uzbekistan for a bronze in the men's 73 kg class.[6] Two days later, he helped his fellow South Korean teammates outplay their Kazakh rivals to top the medal podium with a gold in the team competition.[7]

After the World Cup in Rome in October 2010 he tested positive for banner stimulant drug methylhexanamine and was banned for 2 years.[8]

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