Gwak Dong-han

Gwak Dong-han
Gwak in 2016
Personal information
Native name곽동한
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32)
Pohang, South Korea
Home townSeoul, South Korea
Alma materYongin University
OccupationJudoka
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg
Rank     4th dan black belt
TeamSouth Korea National Team
High1 Resort
Coached bySong Dae-nam
Choi Min-ho
Kim Geon-woo
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2016)
World Champ.Gold (2015)
Asian Champ.Gold (2015, 2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍90 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuwait City ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bangkok ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bishkek ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Jeju ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jeju ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍90 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Men's team
Profile at external databases
IJF10038
JudoInside.com31222
Updated on 21 May 2023
In this Korean name, the family name is Gwak.

Gwak Dong-han (Korean: 곽동한; Korean pronunciation: [kwak̚.t͈oŋ.ɦan]; born 20 April 1992) is a South Korean judoka.[1] He won the gold medal in the 90 kg event at the 2015 World Judo Championships.[2] He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 8 February 2016).[3]

He was his coach's Song Dae-nam's training partner at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

  1. ^ IJF profile
  2. ^ "Mondiaux de judo: Umeki et Gwak Dong-han sacrés pour la 1re fois". Le Point (in French). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ "IJF World Rankings 8 Feb 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2016.
  4. ^ "'Three brave friends' set sights on picking up gold together in Brazil". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 27 August 2016.