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Jang Jae-sung
South Korean freestyle wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jang Jae-Sung (Korean: 장재성; Hanja: 張在成; born March 15, 1975, in Incheon) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler.
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Career
Jang first garnered attention in the 1992 World Junior Wrestling Championships, held in Cali, Colombia, where he won the gold medal in the freestyle 63 kg class.
Jang won the silver medal in the freestyle 62 kg class at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he defeated reigning world champion Elbrus Tedeyev of Ukraine 3–1 in the quarterfinals but lost to Tom Brands of United States 7–0 in the gold medal match.
Jang accumulated another Olympic medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost to eventual gold medalist Mourad Oumakhanov of Russia in the semifinals but beat 1997 world champion Mohammad Talaei of Iran in the bronze medal match.
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Post career
Jang participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics as an assistant coach of the South Korean national freestyle wrestling team. He currently serves as an assistant coach in the LH Wrestling Club.
External links
- Jang Jae-Sung's profile from sports-references
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