Choi Duk-hoon

Choi Duk-hoon (also Choi Deok-hun, Korean: 최 덕훈; born March 5, 1976 in Seoul) is a retired amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category.[1] He produced a remarkable tally of three career medals, including a gold in the 74-kg division at the 2003 Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, and also finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, representing his nation South Korea. Having worked as a full-time employee for Sung Shin, Choi trained throughout his sporting career as a member of its wrestling team under head coach Bang Dae-du.

Choi Duk-hoon
Personal information
Full nameChoi Duk-hoon
Nationality South Korea
Born (1976-03-05) 5 March 1976
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubSung Shin
CoachBang Dae-du
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
2003 Delhi74 kg
2004 Almaty74 kg
2005 Wuhan74 kg
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi highlighted his sporting career at the 2003 Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, where he captured a gold medal over India's Sanjay Kumar in the 74-kg division with a comfortable 7–0 decision.[2][3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Choi qualified for the South Korean squad, as a 28-year-old, in the men's 74 kg class. Earlier in the process, he placed third in the same class at the Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan to guarantee a spot on South Korea's Olympic wrestling team.[4] He lost his opening match 2–6 to two-time reigning Olympic champion Filiberto Azcuy of Cuba, but bounced back to oust Poland's Radosław Truszkowski with a challenging 6–1 verdict. Placing second in the prelim pool and tenth overall, Choi failed to advance to the quarterfinals.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choi Duk-hoon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. "India strike it rich in Asian wrestling". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 8 June 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. Patil, Kirti (8 June 2003). "Geetika, Gurbinder settle for silver". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. Abbott, Gary (22 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 74 kg/163 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  5. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 74kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  6. "Olympics Day 12: Slow Day for Korean Athletes". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2014.


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