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Park Jang-soon
South Korean Olympic wrestler

Park Jang-soon

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South Korean Olympic wrestler
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Boryeong
Age
56 years
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Biography

Park Jang-Soon (Hangul: 박장순, Hanja: 朴章洵; born April 10, 1968 in Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do) 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. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he received a silver medal.

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.

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