Personal information | |
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Born | 7 May 1961 |
Occupation | Judoka |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 조용철 |
Hanja | 趙容澈 |
Revised Romanization | Jo Yongcheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Yongch'ŏl |
Sport | |
Country | South Korea |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | +95 kg. Open |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | (1984, 1988) |
World Champ. | (1985) |
Asian Champ. | (1986) |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 165 |
JudoInside.com | 6076 |
Updated on 18 June 2023 |
Cho Yong-Chul (Korean: 조용철; 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.