Park Jang-soon
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Representing  South Korea
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1992 Barcelona | Welterweight |
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1996 Atlanta | Welterweight |
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1988 Seoul | Lightweight |
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1993 Toronto | 74 kg |
Park Jang-Soon (Hangul: 박장순, Hanja: 朴章洵; born April 10, 1968 in Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler, world champion and Olympic champion.
Olympics
He received a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2] At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he received a silver medal.[3]
World championships
Park won a gold medal at the 1993 FILA Wrestling World Championships in Toronto, defeating former Olympic and world champion Dave Schultz in the final match. He became the first South Korean wrestler to win both a wrestling world championship and an Olympic gold medal.
References
- ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)
- ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)
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