Cho Sung-min (sailor)

Cho Sung-min (also Jo Seong-min, Korean: 조성민; born January 29, 1987, in Seoul) is a South Korean sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) and open match racing classes.[1][2] He claimed a bronze medal, as a member of the South Korean sailing team, in match racing at the 2010 Asian Games, and later represented South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics. As of September 2013, Cho is ranked no. 134 in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation.

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Cho Sung-min
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1987-01-29) 29 January 1987
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy, match race
ClubSu-Young Man Yachting Center[1]
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Match racing
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Match racing
Cho Sung-min
Hangul
조성민
Revised RomanizationJo Seongmin
McCune–ReischauerCho Sŏngmin

Cho made his official debut at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, where he captured a bronze medal for the South Korean team in a match duel against the host nation China with a scintillating record of 3–1.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Cho competed as a boat crew member in the men's 470 class after receiving a berth from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[4] Teaming with his partner and skipper Park Gun-woo in the opening series, Cho pulled off a twenty-second-place finish in a fleet of twenty-seven boats with an accumulated net score of 169 points.[5]

References
  1. "Sungmin Cho". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jo Seong-Min". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. "16th Asian Games Crowns Champions in China". ISAF. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. "Olympic Qualification Secured on Day 3 at 470 Worlds". 470 World Championships. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. "Men's 470". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.


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