Pak Nam-chol

Olympic judoka
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroOlympic judoka
PlacesNorth Korea
isAthlete Martial artist Judoka
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth12 January 1979, Pyongyang, North Korea
Age45 years
Star signCapricorn
The details

Biography

Pak Nam-chol (Korean: 박남철; born January 12, 1979 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean judoka, who competed in the men's extra-lightweight category. He finished fifth in the 60-kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, and later represented his nation North Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Pak qualified as a lone male judoka for the North Korean squad in the men's extra-lightweight class (60 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing fifth and receiving a berth from the World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Facing a rematch against Tunisia's Anis Lounifi after his bronze medal defeat at the World Championships, Pak could not mount enough strength to topple his opponent with a harai goshi (sweeping hip throw), and thereby lost his opening bout by an ippon at one minute and twenty-eight seconds.

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