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Ha Hyung-joo

Ha Hyung-joo

South Korean judoka (born 1962)

Ha Hyung-joo (born 3 June 1962), also known by Ha Hyoung-zoo, is a retired judoka from South Korea. In 1981, he became the first open division champion to represent South Korea at the Asian Judo Championships in Jakarta. Ha represented South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and claimed the gold medal in the men's half heavyweight division (‍–‍95 kg) by defeating Brazil's Douglas Vieira in the final. Ha also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal.[1][2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Ha.
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Ha retired shortly after the Seoul Olympics and has been working as a physical education professor at Dong-A University.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ha Hyeong-Ju". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Hyung-Yoo Ha". judoinside.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. [3]
    "하형주, 1984년 LA올림픽, 유도 금메달 획득" (in Korean). The Korea Herald. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.


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