An Han-bong
On Han -bong (* October 15, 1968 ) is a former South Korean wrestler. In 1992 he became Olympic champion in Greco-Roman Bantamweight.
Career
On Han -bong began in 1982 as a teenager with the rings. He concentrated on the Greco-Roman wrestling and was a member of the Samsung Life Company Sports Club Seoul. He was trained mainly by Kim Young- nam. He is insurance agent and is active after his retirement as a wrestler trainer. At a size of 1.63 meters, he struggled at first flyweight and moved in 1991 to the bantamweight.
His debut on the international wrestling mat he gave in 1986 when he ( until age 18 ) in the light flyweight won the title before Radu Strubert from Romania and Edward Davydov from the Soviet Union in the World Youth Championship in Schiffer city in the age group " Juniors ". In the senior he took first time in 1989 at an international championship part. He won it at the Asian Championship in Japan Oarai Ibaraki flyweight before Georgi Kachabrischwili from Iran and Shohei Nakamori from Japan. In 1989, he also launched at the World Championships in Martigny / Switzerland, where she won flyweight behind Alexander Ignatenko from the Soviet Union and Remzi Öztürk from Turkey a bronze medal.
In 1990, at Han -bong in Beijing winner. During the Asian Games flyweight before Hu Richa, China and Pak Bom -su from North Korea Also in the 1990 World Cup in Rome Ostia he won a medal again, the silver. Again, while Alexander Ignatenko placed before him. In 1991 he took part in any international championships. He used this year to rise from flyweight in the bantamweight.
At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 was then shown the success of this measure. He defeated Barcelona Ergüder Bekisdamat, Turkey, Zoran Galovitch, IWP, Zetiang Sheng, China, Keijo Pehkonen, Finland and Marian Sandu, Romania and was thus in the final against the Germans Rifat Yildiz. In this battle he was quickly residue, but defeated the Germans finally arrived in points because of this chose the wrong tactics and wanted to save his lead over time. On Han -bong recognized the Rifat Yildiz and sat by his ring offensive manner under increasing pressure, which this did not withstand the long run. On Han -bong thus deservedly won the gold medal.
In 1993, at Han -bong in the World Cup not at the start, but in 1994. He arrived in Tampere, where Yuri Melnichenko from Kazakhstan the title ahead of Alexander Ignatenko fetched, but only on the 8th rank. In 1995 he was again in Manila Asian champion bantamweight before Daisuke Hanahara from Japan. At the World Championships in Prague in 1995, he finished 6th dan.
The last race at an international championship, he completed then at the Asia Cup 1996 in China Xiaoshan, but where he finished only fifth place. Then he stepped back.
International success
Notes
- All competitions in Greco-Roman wrestling
- OS = The Olympic Games, WM = World Cup
- Light flyweight weight class up to 48 kg Flyweight, 52 kg and bantamweight, to 57 kg body weight
Swell
- Journal The Ringer
- Website " Foeldeak Wrestling Database "