Yang Jung-mo
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  | ||
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1976 Montreal | Featherweight |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1978 Mexico City | 62 kg |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1975 Minsk | 62 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
| 1978 Bangkok | 62 kg |
| 1974 Teheran | 62 kg |
Yang Jung-Mo (Hangul: 양정모, Hanja: 梁正模; born January 22, 1953 in Busan) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler and the first Olympic champion from South Korea. He received a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He won his gold in the featherweight division of wrestling. On August 3, a newpaper article showed Yang with his medal and the caption, "A Splendid Feat to Attain the Nation's Long-Desired Wish." [1]
References
- ↑ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine. databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on April 7, 2008.
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