Choi Sun-ho
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1977-06-24) 24 June 1977
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event90 kg
College teamYong-In University
TeamSuwon City Government
Korean name
Hangul
최선호
Revised RomanizationChoe Seonho
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Sŏnho
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Kuwait City 90 kg
Silver medal – second place2003 Jeju City 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Jeju City 90 kg

Choi Sun-ho (also Choi Seon-ho, Korean: 최선호; born June 24, 1977) is a South Korean judoka, who played for the middleweight category.[1] He won a total of three medals (gold, silver, and bronze) in his division at the Asian Judo Championships (2003 and 2008 in Jeju City, and 2007 in Kuwait City, Kuwait).[2][3][4]

Choi represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's middleweight class (90 kg). He lost the first preliminary round match to Egypt's Hesham Mesbah by a koka and a superiority decision,.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choi Sun-ho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Asian Championships Jeju, 2003, Korea". Judo Inside. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Asian Championships Kuwait City, 2007, Kuwait". Judo Inside. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Asian Championships Jeju City, 2008, Korea". Judo Inside. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's Middleweight (90kg/198 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.


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