Cho Chi-hyo explained

Cho Chi-hyo
Birth Date:6 December 1970
Birth Place:Incheon, South Korea
Years1:?-?
Clubs1: Hankuk Physical Univ.[1]
Years2:?-?
Clubs2: Korean N. College[2]
Years3:1995–2004
Clubs3: Pfadi Winterthur
Years4:2004–2006
Clubs4: K. Schaffhausen
Years5:2006–2007
Clubs5: Wacker Thun
Years6:2007–2009
Clubs6: HBW Balingen
Years7:2009–2010
Clubs7: Incheon DTC
Nationalyears1:1989–2008
Ntupdate:13 January 2009
Hangul:조치효
Rr:Jo Chihyo
Mr:Cho Ch'ihyo

Cho Chi-hyo (; born December 6, 1970, in Incheon, South Korea) is a South Korean former handball player.

Cho was a runner-up for top goal scorer (45 goals in 6 games) at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, where the South Korea men's national handball team finished in the 6th place. He was eventually named to the All-Star Team of the competition.

After winning a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan, he moved to the Swiss Handball League in October 1994. For 13 years in Switzerland, he led his teams to the league champions eight times, winning two scoring titles and one league MVP.

In 2007, Cho moved to Germany to play for HBW Balingen-Weilstetten in the Handball-Bundesliga. In 2008, he was selected for the South Korea men's national handball team at the age of 38, and led his team to the quarterfinals of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Notes and References

  1. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9691509h/f33.item.r=Chi-Hyo 1990 Korea team
  2. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k96654908/f5.image.r=Chi-Hyo 1993 Korea team