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Park Jang-soon
South Korean freestyle wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Park Jang-Soon (Korean: 박장순; Hanja: 朴章洵; RR: Bak Jangsun; born April 10, 1968) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler, world champion and Olympic champion.
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Olympics
He received a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2] At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he received a silver medal.[3]
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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