South Korean judoka (born 1978)
Hwang Hee-Tae (born 12 June 1978, in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do) is a male South Korean Judoka.
Hwang won a gold medal in the men's –90 kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri from Georgia in the final. Hwang also won a gold medal at the Doha Asian Games in 2006.
At the Olympics, Hwang competed in the –90 kg division in 2004, losing to Hiroshi Izumi in the semi-finals and then to Khasanbi Taov in the bronze medal bout.[1] In 2012, he competed in the –100 kg division, where he again reached the semi-final, this time losing Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar.[2] He then lost to Henk Grol in the bronze medal bout.[2]
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1965–75: −80 kg • 1979–97: −86 kg • 1999–present: −90 kg |
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- 1986–1994: –86 kg
- 1998–present: –90 kg
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