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
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
External links
Hwang Kyung-Seon at TaekwondoData.com
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hwang, kyung, seon, this, korean, name, family, name, hwang, this, biography, living, person, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sour. In this Korean name the family name is Hwang This biography of a living person includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Hwang Kyung seonFirst woman to win three Olympic taekwondo medalsPersonal informationBornMay 21 1986 1986 05 21 age 36 Medal record Women s taekwondoRepresenting South KoreaOlympic Games2008 Beijing 67 kg2012 London 67 kg2004 Athens 67 kgWorld Championships2005 Madrid Welterweight2007 Beijing Welterweight2011 Gyeongju WelterweightAsian Games2006 Doha WelterweightKorean nameHangul황경선Hanja黃敬善Revised RomanizationHwang Gyeong seonMcCune ReischauerHwang Kyŏng sŏnOlympics EditIn 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 Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Hwang Gyeong Seon Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2015 10 02 Retrieved 8 December 2015 Hwang Kyung seon profile on DatabaseOlympics comExternal links EditHwang Kyung Seon at TaekwondoData com This article about a South Korean Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 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 Hwang Kyung seon amp oldid 1120142955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
