Jin Ho-jun

{{Short description|South Korean taekwondo practitioner}}

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{{MedalCompetition| World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Baku | 68 kg }}

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{{MedalGold | 2024 Da Nang | 68 kg }}

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Jin Ho-jun (born 15 April 2002) is a taekwondo practitioner from South Korea. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.

Career

He won gold at the Manchester Grand Prix in 2022.{{cite web|url= https://mastkd.com/2022/10/home-favourites-fresh-faces-and-repeat-winners-all-atop-the-podium-in-manchester/|website=Mastkd.com|first= Claudio|last= Aranda |date=October 22, 2022|title=Home favourites, fresh faces and repeat winners all atop the podium in Manchester}}

He was runner-up in the featherweight division at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku.{{cite web|url=https://worldtaekwondo.org/wtnews/view.html?nid=140021|website=Worldtaekwondo|accessdate=9 April 2024|title= Hungary and Great Britain win gold on the first day of Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Championships|date=29 May 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Sports/view?articleId=233733|website=Korea.net|accessdate=9 April 2024|title= Men's taekwondo team wins 4th straight world championship|date=June 7, 2023}} He won the bronze medal at the Asian Games in 2023 in Hangzhou.{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-09-27/sports/more/Bronze-for-taekwondo-practitioner-Jin-Hojun-at-Hangzhou-Asian-Games-semifinals/1879928|website=Koreajoogangdaily|accessdate=9 April 2024|date= 27 September 2023|title=Bronze for taekwondo practitioner Jin Ho-jun at Hangzhou Asian Games}}

He won gold at the Taiyuan Grand Prix in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://worldtaekwondo.org/ranking/af_view.html?nid=140592|website=World Taekwondo|accessdate=9 April 2024|title= Ho-jun Jin: New Blood, Smart Fighter|date=12 October 2023}}

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