Hwang Hee-tae

Hwang Hee-tae
Personal information
Born (1978-06-12) 12 June 1978 (age 45)
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
황희태
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwang Hui-tae
McCune–ReischauerHwang Hŭit'ae
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2004, 2012)
World Champ.Gold (2003)
Asian Champ.Gold (2006, 2010)
Profile at external databases
IJF1980
JudoInside.com19689
Updated on 19 November 2022.

Hwang Hee-Tae (born June 12, 1978, in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do) is a male South Korean Judoka.

He won a gold medal in the men's -90 kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri from Georgia in the final. Hwang also won a gold medal at the Doha Asian Games in 2006.

At the Olympics, he competed in the -90 kg division in 2004, losing to Hiroshi Izumi in the semi-finals and then to Khasanbi Taov in the bronze medal bout.[1] In 2012, he competed in the -100 kg division, where he again reached the semi-final, this time losing Tuvshinbayar Naidan.[2] He then lost to Henk Grol in the bronze medal bout.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hwang Hee-Tae". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "London 2012 - Men's Judo - Half-Heavyweight Division (-100 kg)". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

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