Jeon Ki-Young
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Jeon Ki-young (전기영, born July 11, 1973 in Cheongju
, Chungcheongbuk-do
) is a retired judoka who competed in the -78 kg and -86 kg divisions.
Jeon has won three consecutive world championships (1993, 1995, 1997), twice beating the Hidehiko Yoshida
in dramatic fashion in the finals.
He has also won six world cup titles.
The crowning moment in Jeon's judo career came in winning the gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, U.S.
He defeated Armen Bagdasarov
of Uzbekistan
in the final match by ippon
. In his march to the gold, Jeon won every match by ippon, except the 1st round match against the Dutch judoka Mark Huizinga
, who would go on to dominate the weight once Jeon himself retired.
Jeon retired from competition at a relatively young age of 25 in 1999, citing both knee injuries and an absence of motivation due to lack of competition. He retired undefeated in both Olympic and world championship competition.
In 2003, PRIDE FC and Antonio Inoki
tried to sign Jeon to fight Yoshida under MMA
rules (using the fact that Jeon have never lost against Yoshida in judohttp://www.judoinside.com/uk/?factfile/headtohead/3677/2992/Hidehiko_Yoshida+Ki-Young_Jeon) but Jeon refused offers.http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?Total_ID=421611
Cheongju
Cheongju is the capital city of Chungcheongbuk-do , South Korea. The city is divided into two wards , Heungdeok-gu and Sangdang-gu .-History:...
, Chungcheongbuk-do
Chungcheongbuk-do
Chungcheongbuk-do is a province in the centre of South Korea. It was formed in 1896 from the northeastern half of the former Chungcheong province...
) is a retired judoka who competed in the -78 kg and -86 kg divisions.
Jeon has won three consecutive world championships (1993, 1995, 1997), twice beating the Hidehiko Yoshida
Hidehiko Yoshida
is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a long time veteran of Japan's Pride Fighting Championships, competing in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, also managing to fight in the semi-finals in the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix...
in dramatic fashion in the finals.
He has also won six world cup titles.
The crowning moment in Jeon's judo career came in winning the gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
He defeated Armen Bagdasarov
Armen Bagdasarov
Armen Bagdasarov is an Uzbek-Armenian judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's middleweight category, which was the first Summer Olympic medal for sovereign Uzbekistan....
of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
in the final match by ippon
Ippon
Ippon literally "one full point", it is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually judo, karate or jujutsu.-Ippon in judo:...
. In his march to the gold, Jeon won every match by ippon, except the 1st round match against the Dutch judoka Mark Huizinga
Mark Huizinga
Mark Huizinga is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion.Huizinga was born in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland in Netherlands in 1973. He won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004...
, who would go on to dominate the weight once Jeon himself retired.
Jeon retired from competition at a relatively young age of 25 in 1999, citing both knee injuries and an absence of motivation due to lack of competition. He retired undefeated in both Olympic and world championship competition.
In 2003, PRIDE FC and Antonio Inoki
Antonio Inoki
is a Japanese professional wrestling promoter and retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides between New York City and Tokyo. He was also the founder and former owner of New Japan Pro Wrestling before selling his controlling share in the promotion to Yukes...
tried to sign Jeon to fight Yoshida under MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
rules (using the fact that Jeon have never lost against Yoshida in judohttp://www.judoinside.com/uk/?factfile/headtohead/3677/2992/Hidehiko_Yoshida+Ki-Young_Jeon) but Jeon refused offers.http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?Total_ID=421611
Championships & accomplishments
- 1997 World Championships 86 kg class in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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– gold medal - 1997 French Open 86 kg class in Paris, France – gold medal
- 1997 East Asian Games 86 kg class in BusanBusanBusan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
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– silver medal - 1997 & 1994 Austrian Open 86 kg class in LeondingLeondingLeonding is a city situated to the southwest of Linz, Austria in the state of Upper Austria. It has a population of about 22,269 and an area of 24.05 km²...
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– gold medal - 1996 Olympic Games 86 kg class in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
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– gold medal - 1995 World Championships 86 kg class in MakuhariMakuhari Messeis a Japanese convention center outside Tokyo, located in the Mihama-ku ward of Chiba city, in the northwest corner of Chiba prefecture. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, it is easily accessible by Tokyo's commuter rail system. Makuhari is the name of the area, and Messe is a German word meaning "trade...
, ChibaChiba, Chibais the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
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– gold medal - 1995 Asian Championships 86 kg class in New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
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– gold medal - 1995 Dutch Open 86 kg class in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – gold medal
- 1994 German Open 78 kg class in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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– gold medal - 1993 World Championships 78 kg class in Hamilton, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
– gold medal - 1993 French Open 78 kg class in Paris, France – gold medal