Park Jang-soon explained

Park Jang-soon
Birth Date:10 April 1968
Birth Place:Boryeong, South Korea

Park Jang-Soon (; born April 10, 1968) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler, world champion and Olympic champion.

Olympics

He received a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2] At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he received a silver medal.[3]

World championships

Park won a gold medal at the 1993 FILA Wrestling World Championships in Toronto, defeating former Olympic and world champion Dave Schultz in the final match. He became the first South Korean wrestler to win both a wrestling world championship and an Olympic gold medal.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=WRE "1988 Summer Olympics  - Seoul, South Korea  - Wrestling"
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=23&sp=WRE "1992 Summer Olympics  - Barcelona, Spain  - Wrestling"
  3. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=WRE "1996 Summer Olympics  - Atlanta, United States  - Wrestling"