Cho Yong-chul

Cho Yong-chul
Personal information
Born (1961-05-07) 7 May 1961 (age 63)
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
조용철
Hanja
趙容澈
Revised RomanizationJo Yongcheol
McCune–ReischauerCho Yongch'ŏl
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg. Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1984, 1988)
World Champ.Gold (1985)
Asian Champ.Silver (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles +95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul +95 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seoul +95 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Open
Profile at external databases
IJF165
JudoInside.com6076
Updated on 18 June 2023

Cho Yong-Chul (Korean조용철; born 7 May 1961) is a South Korean judoka.

At the 1985 World Judo Championships in Seoul, Cho won a gold medal, beating double Olympic champion Hitoshi Saito by armlock submission in the final.

Cho won two Olympic bronze medals in the heavyweight division at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games.