Hwang Kyung-seon
South Korean taekwondo practitioner
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Hwang Kyung-seon (Korean: 황경선; pronounced [hwaŋ.ɡjʌŋ.sʌn], born 21 May 1986) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner. She represented South Korea at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the former and gold in the latter two.[2]
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| Born | May 21, 1986 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 황경선 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 黃敬善 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RR | Hwang Gyeongseon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MR | Hwang Kyŏngsŏn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Hwang was born on 21 May 1986.[3] She made her international competitive debut at the 2002 World Cup in Tokyo.[4] She then won bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[5]
In 2008, she won the gold medal in the -67kg category at the Beijing Olympic Games, beating Karine Sergerie of Canada in the final.[6] She won gold once again at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, defeating Nur Tatar of Turkey.[7]
