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Hwang Kyung-seon (Korean pronunciation: [hwaŋ.ɡjʌŋ.sʌn], born May 21, 1986), also spelled Hwang Kyung-sun, is a female South Korean Taekwondo practitioner. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

This biography of a living person includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (March 2014)

Hwang Kyung-seon

First woman to win three Olympic taekwondo medals
Personal information
Born	May 21, 1986 (1986-05-21) (age 36)
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2008 Beijing –67 kg 2012 London –67 kg 2004 Athens –67 kg World Championships 2005 Madrid Welterweight 2007 Beijing Welterweight 2011 Gyeongju Welterweight Asian Games 2006 Doha Welterweight

Korean name
Hangul	황경선
Hanja	黃敬善
Revised Romanization	Hwang Gyeong-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Hwang Kyŏng-sŏn

Olympics

In 2008, she won the gold medal in the -67kg category at the Beijing Olympic Games, beating 2007 world lightweight (-63 kg) champion Karine Sergerie of Canada in the final.

In 2012, she won the gold medal in the -67kg category at the London Olympic Games, beating 2012 European Champion (-67 kg) Nur Tatar of Turkey in the final. She became the first Korean female athlete (and the second Korean) to defend an individual title in the Summer Olympics and to win an Olympic individual medal in a particular event in three consecutive Olympic Games, Jin Jong-oh in shooting having achieved the same feats for men's 50 m pistol earlier in the 2012 Summer Olympics. At 26, she became the youngest Korean to achieve these records. She also became the first woman ever to win three Olympic taekwondo medals. She has won 2 gold medals and 1 bronze medal.

References

• Hwang Kyung-seon profile on DatabaseOlympics.com

External links

• Hwang Kyung-Seon at TaekwondoData.com

На других языках

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[de] Hwang Kyung-seon

Hwang Kyung-seon (koreanisch 황경선; * 21. Mai 1986) ist eine südkoreanische Taekwondoin. Sie konnte im Mittelgewicht zwei Medaillen bei Olympischen Spielen und drei bei Weltmeisterschaften gewinnen.

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- [en] Hwang Kyung-seon

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[it] Hwang Kyung-seon

Hwang Kyung-seon[1] (hangŭl (황경선?); Namyangju, 21 maggio 1986) è una taekwondoka sudcoreana.

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[ru] Хван Гён Сон

Хван Гён Сон (кор. 황경선; род. 21 мая 1986 года) — южнокорейская тхэквондистка, двукратная олимпийская чемпионка 2008 и 2012 годов, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр 2004 года. Двукратная чемпионка мира 2005 и 2007 годов. Победительница Азиатских игр 2006 года. Выступает в весе до 67 кг.

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