Yang Jung-mo
South Korean freestyle wrestler
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Yang Jung-Mo (Korean: 양정모; Hanja: 梁正模; born January 22, 1953) is a retired South Korean Olympic freestyle wrestler and the first Olympic champion from South Korea. He was born in Busan, South Korea. He received a gold medal in the featherweight division of wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1][2]
Yang in 1976 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing  South Korea | ||
Olympic Games
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 | 1976 Montreal | 62 kg |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1978 Mexico City | 62 kg |
 | 1975 Minsk | 62 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
| 1978 Bangkok | 62 kg |
| 1974 Teheran | 62 kg |
Olympic results
Source:[3]
1976 (as a men's freestyle 62 kg)
- Defeated Egon Beiler (CAN), won by points (18-7), penalty points - 0,5.
- Defeated Helmut Strumpf (GDR), won by fall, penalty points - 0.
- Defeated Vehbi Akdağ (TUR), won by points (17-6), penalty points - 0,5.
- Defeated Eduard Giray (FRG), won by technical superiority, penalty points - 0.
- Defeated Gene Davis (USA), won by fall, penalty points - 0.
- Lost to the World champion Zevegiin Oidov (MGL), lost by points (8-10), penalty points - 3. Total penalty points - 4.
He won gold medal according to special criteria for determining the winner:
- Gold medal - Yang Jung-Mo (KOR)
- Silver medal - Zevegiin Oidov (MGL)
- Bronze medal - Gene Davis (USA)
