Gwak Dong-han

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

Gwak Dong-han
Gwak in 2016
Personal information
Native name곽동한
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992
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 Games (2016)
World Champ. (2015)
Asian Champ. (2015, 2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 90 kg
World Championships
2015 Astana 90 kg
2017 Budapest 90 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Men's team
2018 Jakarta 90 kg
2014 Incheon 90 kg
Asian Championships
2015 Kuwait City 90 kg
2013 Bangkok 90 kg
2021 Bishkek 90 kg
World Masters
2017 Saint Petersburg 90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2014 Tokyo 90 kg
2019 Paris 90 kg
2019 Abu Dhabi 90 kg
2015 Tokyo 90 kg
2016 Paris 90 kg
2017 Paris 90 kg
2019 Osaka 90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2013 Jeju 90 kg
2014 Jeju 90 kg
2015 Jeju 90 kg
2018 Hohhot 90 kg
2020 Tel Aviv 90 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan 90 kg
2015 Gwangju 90 kg
2017 Taipei 90 kg
2013 Kazan Men's team
Profile at external databases
IJF10038
JudoInside.com31222
Updated on 21 May 2023.

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

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