Cho Yong-chul
South Korean judoka
赵容彻 · 趙容徹 · 조용철
- Born
- 7 May 1961, Cheonan
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka
- Height
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | 1984 | |
| 1986 Asian Games | 1986 | |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 1988 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q5103398 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.