Choi Duk-hoon

Choi Duk-hoon (also Choi Deok-hun, Korean: 최 덕훈; born March 5, 1976, in Seoul) is a retired amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category.^[1] 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 Duk-hoon

Personal information
Full name	Choi Duk-hoon
Nationality	South Korea
Born	(1976-03-05) 5 March 1976 (age 48) Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Style	Greco-Roman
Club	Sung Shin
Coach	Bang Dae-du
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  South Korea Asian Championships 2003 Delhi 74 kg 2004 Almaty 74 kg 2005 Wuhan 74 kg

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.^[2][3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Choi qualified for the South Korean squad, as a 28-year-old, in the men's 74 kg class. Earlier in the process, he placed third in the same class at the Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan to guarantee a spot on South Korea's Olympic wrestling team.^[4] He lost his opening match 2–6 to two-time reigning Olympic champion Filiberto Azcuy of Cuba, but bounced back to oust Poland's Radosław Truszkowski with a challenging 6–1 verdict. Placing second in the prelim pool and tenth overall, Choi failed to advance to the quarterfinals.^[5][6]