Hwang Hee-tae

Hwang Hee-Tae (born 12 June 1978, in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do) is a male South Korean Judoka.

Key Information

Personal information
Born	(1978-06-12) 12 June 1978 (age 47)
Occupation	Judoka
Korean name
Hangul	황희태
Hanja	黄禧太
Revised Romanization	Hwang Hui-tae
McCune–Reischauer	Hwang Hŭit'ae
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍90 kg, ‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	5th (2004, 2012)
World Champ.	(2003)
Asian Champ.	(2006, 2010)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  South Korea World Championships 2003 Osaka ‍–‍90 kg Asian Games 2006 Doha ‍–‍90 kg 2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍100 kg Asian Championships 2009 Taipei ‍–‍100 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg World Masters 2010 Suwon ‍–‍100 kg IJF Grand Slam 2009 Moscow ‍–‍100 kg 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg 2011 Paris ‍–‍100 kg IJF Grand Prix 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍100 kg 2012 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
	2003 Osaka	‍–‍90 kg
Asian Games
	2006 Doha	‍–‍90 kg
	2010 Guangzhou	‍–‍100 kg
Asian Championships
	2009 Taipei	‍–‍100 kg
	2011 Abu Dhabi	‍–‍100 kg
World Masters
	2010 Suwon	‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
	2009 Moscow	‍–‍100 kg
	2009 Tokyo	‍–‍100 kg
	2011 Tokyo	‍–‍100 kg
	2011 Paris	‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
	2011 Qingdao	‍–‍100 kg
	2012 Düsseldorf	‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	1980
JudoInside.com	19689
Updated on 19 November 2022
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Hwang won a gold medal in the men's ‍–‍90 kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri from Georgia in the final. Hwang also won a gold medal at the Doha Asian Games in 2006.

At the Olympics, Hwang competed in the ‍–‍90 kg division in 2004, losing to Hiroshi Izumi in the semi-finals and then to Khasanbi Taov in the bronze medal bout.^[1] In 2012, he competed in the ‍–‍100 kg division, where he again reached the semi-final, this time losing Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar.^[2] He then lost to Henk Grol in the bronze medal bout.^[2]