Yoon Hyun
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Yoon Hyun is a South Korea
n judo
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He won a silver medal in the extra lightweight division (– 70 kg), losing to Nazim Guseynov
in the final in the 1996 Summer Olympics
. Yoon also won two World Championship medals in 1989 and 1991.
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...
n judo
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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He won a silver medal in the extra lightweight division (– 70 kg), losing to Nazim Guseynov
Nazim Guseynov
Nazim Huseynov , first olympic champion of Azerbaijan .-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
in the final in the 1996 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 as a...
. Yoon also won two World Championship medals in 1989 and 1991.