Hwang Ji-man
| Hwang Ji-man | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Born | July 8, 1984 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Years active | 2001 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Event | Men's doubles |
| BWF profile | |
| Hwang Ji-man | |
| Hangul | 황지만 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 黃智萬 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwang Jiman |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Chiman |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing South Korea
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| Men's badminton | ||
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2008 Beijing | Doubles |
Hwang Ji-man is a male badminton player from South Korea.
Career
Hwang played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Lee Jae-jin. They were seeded 10 and were defeated in the third round by Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan, 21-17, 21-16.
In Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Hwang and his partner Lee won their first bronze medal after upsetting Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah in the first round, Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda in the quarter-final, but defeated by Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China in the semifinal. Nevertheless, in the bronze medal match, Hwang and Lee subdued Danish Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.
External links
Categories:
- South Korean male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of South Korea
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games