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Cho Jun-ho (judoka)

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Not to be mistaken with comedian kim Jun ho

Cho Jun-Ho
Personal information
Full nameCho Jun Ho
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1988-12-16) December 16, 1988 (age 35)
Busan, South Korea
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London -66 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris -66 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Abu Dhabi -66 kg

Template:Korean name Cho Jun-Ho (Hangul: 조준호, born 16 December 1988 in Busan) is a South Korean judoka.[1] He won a bronze medal in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Cho also appeared on the Korean TV show "Cool Kiz on The Block" as a coach, his appearance on the show made news headlines and he became no.1 on Korean search rankings after the show aired due to his unexpected humour and wit. He currently coaches the Korean National Women's Judo team.

Family

His family consists of his mother and father and his 2 brothers all of whom have made a guest appearance on "Cool Kiz on The Block". They were nicknamed the 'Judo Family' due to the whole family being highly involved in different aspects of the sport. His identical twin who was also a member of the Korean national Judo team. His youngest brother is on the Korean Judo national reserve team.

Education

Samsung Middle School
Busan Sport High School
Yongin University

Television

Variety Show

Year Title Network Notes
2012 Radio Star MBC Guest [3]
2012 Invincible Youth 2 KBS Episode 38: with National Judo Champions
2014 Quiz to Change the World MBC Guest [4]
2015 Cool Kiz on The Block KBS2 Sport: Judo | Main cast member (Coach Cho) | Episode 119-124, 126-

References

  1. ^ "Jun-Ho Cho". london2012.com. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  2. ^ "Men's -66kg". london2012.com. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. ^ "Radio Star". 29 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Quiz to Change the World". 1 March 2014.

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