Hwang Hee-tae

Hwang Hee-Tae (born June 12, 1978, in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do) is a male South Korean Judoka.

Hwang Hee-tae

Personal information
Born	(1978-06-12) 12 June 1978
Occupation	Judoka
Korean name
Hangul	황희태
Hanja	黄禧太
Revised Romanization	Hwang Hui-tae
McCune–Reischauer	Hwang Hŭit'ae
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–90 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2003)
Asian Champ.	(2006, 2010)
Olympic Games	5th (2004, 2012)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  South Korea World Championships 2003 Osaka –90 kg Asian Games 2006 Doha –90 kg 2010 Guangzhou –100 kg Asian Championships 2009 Taipei –100 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi –100 kg World Masters 2010 Suwon –100 kg IJF Grand Slam 2009 Moscow –100 kg 2009 Tokyo –100 kg 2011 Tokyo –100 kg 2011 Paris –100 kg IJF Grand Prix 2011 Qingdao –100 kg 2012 Düsseldorf –100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	1980
JudoInside.com	19689
Updated on 19 November 2022.

He won a gold medal in the men's -90 kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri from Georgia in the final. Hwang also won a gold medal at the Doha Asian Games in 2006.

At the Olympics, he competed in the -90 kg division in 2004, losing to Hiroshi Izumi in the semi-finals and then to Khasanbi Taov in the bronze medal bout.[1] In 2012, he competed in the -100 kg division, where he again reached the semi-final, this time losing Tuvshinbayar Naidan.[2] He then lost to Henk Grol in the bronze medal bout.[2]