Yun Won-chol

Yun Won-Chol
Personal information
Nationality  North Korea
Born (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989
North Pyongan, North Korea
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club April 25 Sports Club[1]
Coached by Choe Hak[1]
Yun Won-chol
Chosŏn'gŭl 윤원철
Revised Romanization Yun Won-cheol
McCune–Reischauer Yun Wŏn-chŏl
This is a Korean name; the family name is Yun.

Yun Won-Chol (born July 3, 1989 in North Pyongan) is an amateur North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1][2] Yun represented North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to South Korea's Choi Gyu-Jin, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Yun without a single point. He became the world champion after he deafeated Choi in the final at Budapest.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yun Won-Chol". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. "Yun Won-Chol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. "Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

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