Cho In-chul

Cho In-Chul (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).

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.
Cho In-chul
Personal information
Born (1976-03-04) 4 March 1976
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
조인철
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo In-cheol
McCune–ReischauerCho Inch‘ŏl
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–78 kg, –81 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (1997, 2001)
Asian Champ.Gold (1998)
Olympic GamesSilver (2000)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney –81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta –78 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris –78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Munich –81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Birmingham –81 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok –81 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 New Delhi –78 kg
Silver medal – second place 1996 Ho Chi Minh –78 kg
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Busan –78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Osaka –81 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Cairo –78 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka –78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF10187
JudoInside.com6437
Updated on 27 October 2022.

Personal life

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


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