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South Korean judoka (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cho In-Chul (Korean: 조인철; born 4 March 1976) won three medals at the World Judo Championships (of which two gold and one bronze) and two olympic medals (a bronze in the 1996 Olympic Games and a silver at the Sydney Olympic Games).[1]

Born (1976-03-04) 4 March 1976 (age 50)
OccupationJudoka
Hangul
조인철
Hanja
趙麟徹
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Cho In-chul
Personal information
Born (1976-03-04) 4 March 1976 (age 50)
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
조인철
Hanja
趙麟徹
RRJo Incheol
MRCho Inch'ŏl
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
‍–‍78 kg, ‍–‍81 kg
Achievements and titles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2000)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1997, 2001)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1998)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta‍–‍78 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Paris‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place2001 Munich‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place1999 Birmingham‍–‍81 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Bangkok‍–‍81 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 New Delhi‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place1996 Ho Chi Minh‍–‍78 kg
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1997 Busan‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place2001 Osaka‍–‍81 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place1994 Cairo‍–‍78 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1995 Fukuoka‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF10187
JudoInside.com6437
Updated on 31 May 2023
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Personal life

After earning a PhD in sports psychology, Cho was named a full professor at Yong-In University.

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