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Cho Min-sun (born 21 March 1972) is a South Korean judoka.

NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1972-03-21) 21 March 1972 (age 54)
OccupationJudoka
Hangul
조민선
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Cho Min-sun
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1972-03-21) 21 March 1972 (age 54)
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
조민선
Hanja
曹敏仙
RRJo Minseon
MRCho Minsŏn
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
–48 kg to –70 kg
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1996)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1993, 1995)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1993)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney‍–‍70 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Hamilton‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place1995 Chiba‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place1989 Belgrade‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place1997 Paris‍–‍66 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1994 Hiroshima‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place1990 Beijing‍–‍56 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Macau‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place1988 Damascus‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place1995 New Delhi‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2000 Osaka‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Dijon‍–‍56 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1995 Fukuoka‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF15584
JudoInside.com3653
Updated on 2 June 2023
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Cho won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[1] and also won two gold medals at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships.

Cho 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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