Hwang Hee-tae

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Hee-tae

Personal information
Occupation	Judoka
Korean name
Hangul	황희태
Hanja	黄禧太
Revised Romanization	Hwang Hui-tae
McCune–Reischauer	Hwang Hŭit'ae
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍90 kg, ‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	5th (2004, 2012)
World Champ.	Gold (2003)
Asian Champ.	Gold (2006, 2010)
Medal record Men's judo Representing South Korea World Championships Gold medal – first place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍90 kg Asian Games Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha ‍–‍90 kg Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍100 kg Asian Championships Silver medal – second place 2009 Taipei ‍–‍100 kg Silver medal – second place 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg World Masters Silver medal – second place 2010 Suwon ‍–‍100 kg IJF Grand Slam Gold medal – first place 2009 Moscow ‍–‍100 kg Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg Silver medal – second place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍100 kg IJF Grand Prix Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍100 kg Silver medal – second place 2012 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Updated on 19 November 2022

Hwang Hee-Tae (born 12 June 1978, in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do) is a male South Korean Judoka. Hwang 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, Hwang 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. In 2012, he competed in the ‍–‍100 kg division, where he again reached the semi-final, this time losing Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar. He then lost to Henk Grol in the bronze medal bout.

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