Cho Min-sun

This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho.
Cho Min-sun
Personal information
Nationality South Korean
Born (1972-03-21) March 21, 1972
Korean name
Hangul 조민선
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jo Min-seon
McCune–Reischauer Cho Minsŏn

Cho Min-sun (born March 21, 1972) is a South Korean judoka.

Cho won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also won two gold medals at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships.

She also won a bronze medal in the -48 kg division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in [{Seoul]], where women's judo was held as a demonstration sport.

Cho is the only South Korean judoka to win national championships in five different judo divisions: from 48 to 66 kg.

She is currently a full professor at Korea National Sport University in Seoul.

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