Yang Jung-mo
Medal record | ||
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Representing | ||
Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1976 Montreal | Featherweight | |
World Championships | ||
1978 Mexico City | 62 kg | |
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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