He participated in the 2012 London Olympic Games to defend his title as the Number 1 seed in the 80 kg division, but was eliminated in the Quarterfinal round against Bahri Tanrıkulu of Turkey.[4]
He competed for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the same division where he won a bronze medal. This was his last International competition, as he announced his retirement.[4][5]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab. Rio2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
^Results of taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics May 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^"FACTBOX-Olympics-Taekwondo-Gold medallist Cha Dong-min". Reuters. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
^ ab. The Korea Herald. 2016-08-21. Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
^ (in Korean). Yonhap. 2016-08-21. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
External linksEdit
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
dong, this, korean, name, family, name, hangul, 차동민, hanja, 車東旻, korean, pronunciation, tɕʰa, doŋ, born, august, 1986, seoul, south, korea, retired, south, korean, taekwondo, practitioner, personal, informationnationalitysouth, koreanborn, 1986, august, 1986, . In this Korean name the family name is Cha Cha Dong min Hangul 차동민 Hanja 車東旻 Korean pronunciation tɕʰa doŋ min born August 24 1986 in Seoul South Korea is a retired South Korean taekwondo practitioner Cha Dong minPersonal informationNationalitySouth KoreanBorn 1986 08 24 August 24 1986 age 37 EducationKorea National Sport UniversityHeight188 cm 6 ft 2 in 1 Weight90 kg 198 lb 1 Websitekajunight permanent dead link Medal record Representing South KoreaMen s taekwondoOlympic Games2008 Beijing 80 kg2016 Rio De Janeiro 80 kgWorld Championships2011 Gyeongju MiddleweightAsian Championships2012 Ho Chi Minh City HeavyweightEast Asian Games2009 Hong Kong HeavyweightKorean nameHangul차동민Hanja車東旻Revised RomanizationCha Dong minMcCune ReischauerCh a Tong minSports career EditIn 2008 he won the gold medal in the 80 kg category at the Beijing Olympic Games 2 3 He participated in the 2012 London Olympic Games to defend his title as the Number 1 seed in the 80 kg division but was eliminated in the Quarterfinal round against Bahri Tanrikulu of Turkey 4 He competed for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the same division where he won a bronze medal This was his last International competition as he announced his retirement 4 5 References Edit a b Cha Dong min Rio2016 Archived from the original on 2016 08 26 Retrieved 2016 09 06 Results of taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Archived May 23 2009 at the Wayback Machine FACTBOX Olympics Taekwondo Gold medallist Cha Dong min Reuters 2008 08 23 Retrieved 2016 09 06 a b Taekwondo medalist grateful for bronze at final Olympics The Korea Herald 2016 08 21 Archived from the original on 2016 10 16 Retrieved 2016 09 06 차동민 8년 만의 메달과 함께 은퇴 유종의 미 종합 in Korean Yonhap 2016 08 21 Archived from the original on 2016 09 24 Retrieved 2016 09 06 External links EditEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Ja Dong Min Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Cha Dong min at databaseOlympics com archived Cha Dong min on Cyworld in Korean nbsp nbsp This article about a South Korean Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to South Korean taekwondo is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cha Dong min amp oldid 1172181329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
