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Ha Hyung-joo
Personal information
Born (1962-06-03) 3 June 1962 (age 62)
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
하형주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHa Hyeongju
McCune–ReischauerHa Hyŏngju
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍95 kg, +100 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1984)
World Champ.Silver (1985)
Asian Champ.Gold (1981, 1984, 1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍95 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seoul ‍–‍95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Maastricht ‍–‍95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Essen ‍–‍95 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul ‍–‍95 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Jakarta Open
Gold medal – first place 1984 Kuwait City +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 1981 Jakarta ‍–‍95 kg
Silver medal – second place 1984 Kuwait City ‍–‍95 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe ‍–‍95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54170
JudoInside.com6078
Updated on 19 June 2023

Ha Hyung-joo (born 3 June 1962), also known by Ha Hyoung-zoo, is a retired judoka from South Korea. In 1981, he became the first open division champion to represent South Korea at the Asian Judo Championships in Jakarta. Ha represented South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and claimed the gold medal in the men's half heavyweight division (‍–‍95 kg) by defeating Brazil's Douglas Vieira in the final. Ha also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal.[1][2]

Ha retired shortly after the Seoul Olympics and has been working as a physical education professor at Dong-A University.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ha Hyeong-Ju". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Hyung-Yoo Ha". judoinside.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "하형주, 1984년 LA올림픽, 유도 금메달 획득" (in Korean). The Korea Herald. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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