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Choi Duk-hoon

South Korean Olympic wrestler

Born
5 March 1976, Seoul
Citizenship
South Korea
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
74 kg (163 lb)

Choi Duk-hoon (also Choi Deok-hun, Korean: 최덕훈; born March 5, 1976) is a retired amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category. He produced a remarkable tally of three career medals, including a gold in the 74-kg division at the 2003 Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, and also finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, representing his nation South Korea. Having worked as a full-time employee for Sung Shin, Choi trained throughout his sporting career as a member of its wrestling team under head coach Bang Dae-du.

Choi was born in Seoul, South Korea. Choi highlighted his sporting career at the 2003 Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, where he captured a gold medal over India's Sanjay Kumar in the 74-kg division with a comfortable 7–0 decision.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
2004 Summer Olympics2004
2006 Asian Games2006

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q16536211 (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.

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