Chung Hoon

{{Short description|South Korean judoka (born 1969)}}

{{family name hatnote|Chung||lang=Korean}}

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| hangul = 정훈

| hanja = {{linktext|鄭|勳|}}

| rr = Jeong Hun

| mr = Chŏng Hun

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| country = South Korea

| weight_class = ‍–‍71 kg

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| worlds_rank = 1

| worlds_year = 1993

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| regionals_type = AS

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 1990

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| regionals_year2 = 1991

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| regionals_year3 = 1994

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| olympics_rank = 3

| olympics_year = 1992

| olympics_weight = Men's 71 kg

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

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{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|B| 1992 Barcelona | {{nbnd}}71 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 1993 Hamilton | {{nbnd}}71 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1991 Barcelona | {{nbnd}}71 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }}

{{Medal|G| 1990 Beijing | {{nbnd}}71 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 1994 Hiroshima | {{nbnd}}71 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Asian Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 1991 Osaka | {{nbnd}}71 kg }}

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Chung Hoon (born 29 April 1969 in Buan County, Jeollabuk-do) is a South Korean judoka.{{cite Sports-Reference}}

Chung was the World Champion at {{nbnd}}71 kg in 1993. He won a bronze medal in the 1991 World Championships.

Chung represented South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the Lightweight division. In the semifinal, he lost to Hungarian Bertalan Hajtós. Next year, Chung went up against the Hungarian judoka again in the final at the World Championship and avenged the loss by decision.

Chung retired from competitive judo after winning his second Asian Games gold medal in 1994. Chung has been serving as a judo instructor and professor for Yong-In University and the head coach of the South Korean national judo team.

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