Chung Hoon

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.

Chung Hoon (born 29 April 1969 in Buan County, Jeollabuk-do) is a South Korean judoka.^[1]

Chung Hoon

Personal information
Born	(1969-04-29) 29 April 1969 (age 55)
Occupation	Judoka
Korean name
Hangul	정훈
Hanja	鄭勳
Revised Romanization	Jeong Hun
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Hun
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍71 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1992)
World Champ.	(1993)
Asian Champ.	(1990, 1991, 1994)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍71 kg World Championships 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍71 kg 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍71 kg Asian Games 1990 Beijing ‍–‍71 kg 1994 Hiroshima ‍–‍71 kg Asian Championships 1991 Osaka ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	145
JudoInside.com	3661
Updated on 5 June 2023

Chung was the World Champion at ‍–‍71 kg in 1993. He won a bronze medal in the 1991 World Championships.

Chung represented South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the Lightweight division. In the semifinal, he lost to Hungarian Bertalan Hajtós. Next year, Chung went up against the Hungarian judoka again in the final at the World Championship and avenged the loss by decision.

Chung retired from competitive judo after winning his second Asian Games gold medal in 1994. Chung has been serving as a judo instructor and professor for Yong-In University and the head coach of the South Korean national judo team.