Cho Min-sun

Cho Min-sun

Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1972-03-21) 21 March 1972 (age 51) Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Occupation	Judoka
Korean name
Hangul	조민선
Hanja	曹敏仙
Revised Romanization	Jo Min-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Cho Minsŏn
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–48 kg to –70 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(1993, 1995)
Asian Champ.	(1993)
Olympic Games	(1996)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍66 kg 1988 Seoul ‍–‍48 kg 2000 Sydney ‍–‍70 kg World Championships 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍66 kg 1995 Chiba ‍–‍66 kg 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍52 kg 1997 Paris ‍–‍66 kg Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima ‍–‍66 kg 1990 Beijing ‍–‍56 kg Asian Championships 1993 Macau ‍–‍66 kg 1988 Damascus ‍–‍48 kg 1995 New Delhi ‍–‍66 kg 2000 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg World Juniors Championships 1990 Dijon ‍–‍56 kg Summer Universiade 1995 Fukuoka ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	15584
JudoInside.com	3653
Updated on 2 June 2023.

Cho Min-sun (born 21 March 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.

Cho 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.

References

External links

• Cho Min-sun at the International Judo Federation
• Cho Min-sun at JudoInside.com
• Cho Min-sun at Olympedia
• Cho Min-sun at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Cho Min-sun at databaseOlympics.com (archived)