Choi Min-ho (judoka)

{{Short description|South Korean judoka (born 1980)}}

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| module = {{Infobox Korean name

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| hangul = 최민호

| hanja = 崔敏浩

| rr = Choe Minho

| mr = Ch'oe Minho

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| country = South Korea

| weight_class = –60 kg, –66 kg

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| worlds_rank = 1

| worlds_year = 2003

| worlds_weight = Men's 60 kg

| regionals_type = AS

| regionals_rank = 2

| regionals_year = 2001

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| regionals_year2 = 2012

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| olympics_rank = 1

| olympics_year = 2008

| olympics_weight = Men's 60 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{KOR}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2008 Beijing | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2004 Athens | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2003 Osaka | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }}

{{Medal|B| 2002 Busan | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Guangzhou | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Asian Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 2001 Ulaanbaatar | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2012 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2007 Kuwait City | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|B| 2012 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 1998 Cali | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Summer Universiade }}

{{Medal|S| 1999 Palma de Mallorca | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2001 Beijing | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

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Choi Min-ho ({{Korean|hangul=최민호}}; {{IPA|ko|tɕʰwe̞.min.ɦo}}; born 18 August 1980) is a South Korean judoka. He was born in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.{{cite Sports-Reference}}

Career

He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won the bronze medal and defeated then world champion Craig Fallon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/news/3499/British_judo_legend_Craig_Fallon_dies_at_age_of_36|title=British judo legend Craig Fallon dies at age of 36|website=www.judoinside.com|access-date=2020-04-18}} He also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the 60 kg extra-lightweight category.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/judo/7550906.stm|title=Minho triumphs as Fallon falters|date=2008-08-09|access-date=2020-04-18|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/korea-is-also-good-at-judo-not-just-japan-olympic-judo-gold-medallist-min-ho-choi-coming-to-adelaide|title="Korea is also good at Judo, not just Japan" Olympic judo gold medallist Min-Ho Choi coming to Adelaide|website=SBS Your Language|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}} In Beijing, he ended all 5 of his matches by Ippon and defeated former European champion Ludwig Paischer in the final for the gold medal.

Choi was voted as the 2008 Best Judoka of the Year by L´Esprit du Judo magazine of France.http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?linkid=406&articleid=2009020910351777870&newssetid=28 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

References