Cho Min-sun

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Cho Min-sun

Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1972-03-21) 21 March 1972 Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province, 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
Olympic Games	Gold (1996)
World Champ.	Gold (1993, 1995)
Asian Champ.	Gold (1993)
Medal record Women's judo Representing South Korea Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍66 kg Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍48 kg Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney ‍–‍70 kg World Championships Gold medal – first place 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍66 kg Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiba ‍–‍66 kg Bronze medal – third place 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍52 kg Bronze medal – third place 1997 Paris ‍–‍66 kg Asian Games Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima ‍–‍66 kg Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing ‍–‍56 kg Asian Championships Gold medal – first place 1993 Macau ‍–‍66 kg Bronze medal – third place 1988 Damascus ‍–‍48 kg Bronze medal – third place 1995 New Delhi ‍–‍66 kg Bronze medal – third place 2000 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg World Juniors Championships Gold medal – first place 1990 Dijon ‍–‍56 kg Summer Universiade Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka ‍–‍66 kg
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.

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