Jin Ju-dong

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Jin Ju-dong (born August 14, 1972 ) is a former North Korean wrestler . He was runner- up in free style flyweight world champion in 1997 .

Career

Jin Ju-dong did not begin wrestling until he was 18 in 1990, focusing on the free style. He was a member of the North Korean Army and a member of the Pyongyang Army Sports Club . His trainer was Hak-Ryong. At a height of 1.61 meters, he competed in the flyweight category, up to 52 or 54 kg body weight.

He first appeared on the international wrestling mat in 1995. He took part in the military world championship that year and won the title there ahead of Namig Abdullajew from Azerbaijan and Sayeed Kolivand from Iran . In 1997 he was Asian flyweight champion in front of Huiniu Ping from China and Gholamreza Mohammadi from Iran. In the same year he achieved the greatest success of his wrestling career, because he became vice world champion in Krasnoyarsk. On the way to this success he defeated Zeke Jones , United States , Roger Ruiu, Canada , Gholamreza Mohammadi and Maulen Mamirow , Kazakhstan . Only in the final he was defeated by the Cuban Wilfredo García .

In 1998 he won the Asian Games in Bangkok, ahead of Behnam Tayebi-Kermani, Iran, Maulen Mamirow and Jung Soon-won, South Korea . This victory was followed by the next at the 1999 World Military Championships in Zagreb , because there, too, he won ahead of Gework Markarjan, Armenia and Ivan Welkow Djorew from Bulgaria . In 2000 he was also the Asian champion in Guilin / China. He referred Mohammed Asslani, Iran, Adchan Achilow, Uzbekistan and Shankar Patol Kripa from India to their places.

In the same year he also took part in the Olympic Games in Sydney . But there he lost his first fight against Namig Abdullajew and could only improve to 9th place with a victory in his next fight over Martin Liddle, New Zealand , according to the unfortunate regulations in force at the time.

International success

year space competition Weight class Results
1995 1. Military World Cup To fly in front of Namig Abdullajew , Azerbaijan, Saeed Kolivand, Iran and Peter Jumschanow, Russia
1997 1. Asian Championship To fly in front of Huiniu Ping, China and Gholamreza Mohammadi , Iran
1997 2. World Cup in Krasnoyarsk To fly after victories over Zeke Jones , USA, Roger Ruiu, Canada, Gholamreza Mohammadi and Maulen Mamirow, Kazakhstan and a defeat against Wilfredo García , Cuba
1998 1. Asian Games in Bangkok To fly in front of Behnam Tayebi-Kermani, Iran, Maulen Mamirow and Jung Soon-won, South Korea
1999 1. Military World Cup in Zagreb To fly before Gework Markarjan, Armenia and Iwan Welkow Djorew, Bulgaria
2000 1. Asian Championship in Guilin / China To fly before Mohammad Asslani, Iran, Adchan Achilow, Uzbekistan and Shankar Patol Kripa, India
2000 9. OS in Sydney To fly after losing to Namig Abdullajew and beating Martin Liddle , New Zealand

Explanations

  • all free style competitions
  • OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
  • Flyweight, weight class up to 1996 up to 52 kg, from 1997 to 2001 up to 54 kg, then abolished

swell

  • Trade journal Der Ringer
  • "Foeldeak Wrestling Database" website

Web links

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Jin is the family name here, Ju-dong is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Jin, ju-dong
BRIEF DESCRIPTION North Korean wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1972