Jung Sung-Sook
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Jung Sung-Sook (born January 26, 1972) is a South Korea
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She won two Olympic bronze medals in the half-middleweight division in 1996
and 2000
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In 1994, Jung won the gold medal at the World judo championships in Chiba, Japan.
She is a 5-time champion in the half-middleweight division at the Asian Championships.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
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She won two Olympic bronze medals in the half-middleweight division in 1996
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
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In 1994, Jung won the gold medal at the World judo championships in Chiba, Japan.
She is a 5-time champion in the half-middleweight division at the Asian Championships.