Yun Won-chol explained

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Yun Won-chol
Birth Date:3 July 1989
Birth Place:North Pyongan, North Korea
Weight:590NaN0
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman
Club:April 25 Sports Club
Coach:Choe Hak
Show-Medals:yes
Hangul:윤원철
Hanja:尹元哲
Rr:Yun Won-cheol
Mr:Yun Wŏn-ch'ŏl
Context:North

Yun Won-Chol (pronounced as /ko/ or pronounced as /ko/ pronounced as /ko/; born July 3, 1989, in North Pyongan) is an amateur North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] [2] Yun represented North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing to South Korea's Choi Gyu-Jin, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Yun without a single point.

In 2013, Yun became the world champion after he defeated Choi in the final at Budapest.[3] [4]

He competed for North Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 59 kg division. He defeated Haithem Mahmoud Fahmy of Egypt in the first round. He was then defeated by Elmurat Tasmuradov of Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals.[5] Yun was the flag bearer for North Korea during the closing ceremony.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yun Won-Chol. London 2012. 6 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130402150244/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/yun-won-chol-1176644/. 2 April 2013.
  2. Yun Won-Chol. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043719/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yu/yun-won-chol-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 6 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals. London 2012. 6 February 2013. 2 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130402114951/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-greco-roman-55kg/match=wrm155406/index.html. dead.
  4. Web site: 2013 FILA Wrestling World Championships - 55 kg Greco Roman. www.fila-official.com. 126–129. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013012/http://www.fila-official.com/images/FILA/resultats/2013/results_09_budapest.pdf. 24 September 2015. 29 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Rio 2016. Rio 2016. 2016-08-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160922175553/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-greco-roman-59-kg. 2016-09-22.
  6. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony. 2016-08-21. 2016-08-23.