Ha Hyung-joo

In this Korean name, the family name is Ha.

Ha Hyung-joo (born 3 June 1962), also known by Ha Hyoung-zoo, is a retired judoka from South Korea. In 1981, he became the first open division champion to represent South Korea at the Asian Judo Championships in Jakarta. Ha represented South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and claimed the gold medal in the men's half heavyweight division (‍–‍95 kg) by defeating Brazil's Douglas Vieira in the final. Ha also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal.^[1][2]

Ha Hyung-joo

Personal information
Born	(1962-06-03) 3 June 1962 (age 63)
Occupation	Judoka
Korean name
Hangul	하형주
Hanja	河亨柱
RR	Ha Hyeongju
MR	Ha Hyŏngju
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍95 kg, +100 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1984)
World Champ.	(1985)
Asian Champ.	(1981, 1984, 1986)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍95 kg World Championships 1985 Seoul ‍–‍95 kg 1981 Maastricht ‍–‍95 kg 1987 Essen ‍–‍95 kg Asian Games 1986 Seoul ‍–‍95 kg Asian Championships 1981 Jakarta Open 1984 Kuwait City +100 kg 1981 Jakarta ‍–‍95 kg 1984 Kuwait City ‍–‍95 kg Summer Universiade 1985 Kobe ‍–‍95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	54170
JudoInside.com	6078
Updated on 19 June 2023

Ha retired shortly after the Seoul Olympics and has been working as a physical education professor at Dong-A University.^[3]