Cha Kwang-su

Cha Kwang-Su (born February 25, 1979) is an amateur North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2] Cha also added three more medals (one gold and two silver) to his collection from the Asian Wrestling Championships.[3]

Cha Kwang-Su
Personal information
Nationality North Korea
Born (1979-02-25) 25 February 1979
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
TeamApril 25 Sports Club
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Doha55 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Wuhan55 kg
Silver medal – second place2007 Bishkek55 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Jeju City55 kg
Cha Kwang-su
Chosŏn'gŭl
차광수
Revised RomanizationCha Gwangsu
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Kwangsu
In this Korean name, the family name is Cha.

Cha represented North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Cuba's Yagnier Hernández, who was able to score nine points in two straight periods, leaving Cha with a single point.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cha Kwang-Su". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. "Chinese Jiao wins Greco-Roman 55kg wrestling title at Doha Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. People's Daily Online (China). 11 December 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. "DPR Korean wrestler vows to win Beijing Olympic gold medal". Xinhua News Agency. China Economic Net. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Round of 16 Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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