Ha Hyung-joo

Ha Hyung-joo (born 3 June 1962), also known by Ha Hyoung-zoo, is a retired judoka from South Korea. In 1981, he became the first open division champion to represent South Korea at the Asian Judo Championships in Jakarta. Ha represented South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and claimed the gold medal in the men's half heavyweight division (95 kg) by defeating Brazil's Douglas Vieira in the final. Ha also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal.

Ha Hyung-joo
Personal information
Born (1962-06-03) 3 June 1962
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
하형주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHa Hyeongju
McCune–ReischauerHa Hyŏngju
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class95 kg, +100 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1984)
World Champ. (1985)
Asian Champ. (1981, 1984, 1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles 95 kg
World Championships
1985 Seoul 95 kg
1981 Maastricht 95 kg
1987 Essen 95 kg
Asian Games
1986 Seoul 95 kg
Asian Championships
1981 Jakarta Open
1984 Kuwait City +100 kg
1981 Jakarta 95 kg
1984 Kuwait City 95 kg
Summer Universiade
1985 Kobe 95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54170
JudoInside.com6078
Updated on 19 June 2023.

Ha retired shortly after the Seoul Olympics and has been working as a physical education professor at Dong-A University.

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