Choi Min-ho (judoka)


Choi Min-ho.

Career

He is who competed in the 2003 Summer Olympics where he won the Gold medal and defeated the then world champion Craig Fallon. He also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Choi won in the 60 kg extra-lightweight category where grabbed the Olympic gold medal against Austria's Ludwig Paischer. In the said fight, he ended all 5 of his matches by Ippon and defeated former European champion Ludwig Paischer in the final for the gold medal.
Choi was voted as the 2008 Best Judoka of the Year by L´Esprit du Judo magazine of France.