Pak Nam-chol (judoka)

Pak Nam-chol
Personal information
Full name Pak Nam-chol
Nationality  North Korea
Born (1979-01-12) 12 January 1979
Pyongyang, North Korea
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Event(s) 60 kg
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 박남철
Revised Romanization Bak Namcheol
McCune–Reischauer Pak Namch'ŏl
This is a Korean name; the family name is Pak.

Pak Nam-chol (Korean: 박남철; born January 12, 1979 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean judoka, who competed in the men's extra-lightweight category.[1] He finished fifth in the 60-kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, and later represented his nation North Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Pak qualified as a lone male judoka for the North Korean squad in the men's extra-lightweight class (60 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing fifth and receiving a berth from the World Championships in Osaka, Japan.[2][3] Facing a rematch against Tunisia's Anis Lounifi after his bronze medal defeat at the World Championships, Pak could not mount enough strength to topple his opponent with a harai goshi (sweeping hip throw), and thereby lost his opening bout by an ippon at one minute and twenty-eight seconds.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Pak Nam-chol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Choi Takes Men's under 60kg Title at World Judo Championships". Xinhua (China Radio International). 14 September 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Toujours l'argent" [Always with a silver] (in French). Eurosport. 14 September 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Judo: Men's Extra-Lightweight (60kg/132 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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