Cho Min-sun
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1972-03-21) 21 March 1972
Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
조민선
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Min-seon
McCune–ReischauerCho Minsŏn
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg to –70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1996)
World Champ.Gold (1993, 1995)
Asian Champ.Gold (1993)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 70 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hamilton 66 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiba 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Belgrade 52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Paris 66 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing 56 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Macau 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Damascus 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 New Delhi 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Osaka 70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Dijon 56 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF15584
JudoInside.com3653
Updated on 2 June 2023.

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

Cho won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 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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