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Hong Kuk-hyon

North Korean judoka

· 홍국현

Born
1 July 1990, North Korea
Citizenship
North Korea
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka
Height
179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
73 kg (161 lb)

Hong Kuk-hyon (Korean: 홍국현; Korean pronunciation: [hoŋ.ɡu.kʰjʌn] or [hoŋ] [ku.kʰjʌn]; born 1 July 1990) is a North Korean judoka. He was Asian champion in 2013. He also won the silver medal at the 2014 World Championships.

In the IJF World Tour, Hong has won a gold in the 2014 Qingdao Grand Prix, and bronzes in the 2014 Ulaanbaatar and 2015 Tashkent Grands Prix.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics2016

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q17641601 (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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