Jang Sung-ho (judoka)

Jang Sung-Ho (born 12 January 1978) is a male South Korean judoka who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] He also won a gold medal at the ‍–‍100 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.

Jang Sung-ho
Personal information
Born (1978-01-12) 12 January 1978
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
장성호
Hanja
張盛晧
Revised RomanizationJang Seong-ho
McCune–ReischauerChang Sŏng-ho
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (1999)
Asian Champ.Gold (1999, 2005, 2006)
Olympic GamesSilver (2004)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens ‍–‍100 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Munich ‍–‍100 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan ‍–‍100 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Wenzhou ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Almaty ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Wenzhou Open
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Porto +95 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing Open
Silver medal – second place 2001 Beijing ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF154
JudoInside.com3673
Updated on 30 May 2023.

Jang was a flag bearer at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

References
  1. "Korean judo medalists at 2004 Olympics".


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