Ki-Young Jeon Judoka
Ki-Young Jeon
Ki-Young Jeon
Country: South Korea | Born: 11 July 1973 (51 years)
Korean Ki-Young Jeon was one of the best judoka of his country. He became Olympic Champion in Atlanta 1996. He was 1993 and 1997 World Champion and fought U78 and 86kg. Later he turned coach and raised a new skillful generation. IJF Hall of Famer since 2015. He is the new IJF Head of Refeering since 2021. Jeon was called 'Judo Genius'. Despite his height of 179cm, he reigned as the strongest in this weight U86kg. Jeon was appointed professor of Judo Department at Yongin University in 2005. He won the Tournoi de Paris in 1993 and 1997. He triumphed at the German Open World Masters in 1994.
Judo results
Date Result Judo event Type Cat.   
23 Nov 1997 2 South Asian Games Busan SAG U86
10 Oct 1997 1 World Championships Paris WCh U86
16 Feb 1997 1 ASKO World Tournament Leonding WCup U86
9 Feb 1997 1 Tournoi de Paris WCup U86
10 Nov 1996 3 Asian Championships Ho Chi Minh ACh U86
22 Jul 1996 1 Olympic Games Atlanta OG U86
18 Feb 1996 1 ASKO World Tournament Leonding WCup U86
21 Nov 1995 1 Asian Championships New Delhi ACh U86
10 Nov 1995 1 Sungkop Tournament Seoul IT U86
29 Sep 1995 1 World Championships Chiba WCh U86
2 Apr 1995 1 Dutch Open 's-Hertogenbosch IT U86
26 Feb 1994 1 World Masters Munich WCup U78
20 Feb 1994 1 ASKO World Tournament Leonding WCup U86
13 Feb 1994 2 Tournoi de Paris WCup U78
1 Oct 1993 1 World Championships Hamilton WCh U78
28 Feb 1993 3 World Masters Munich WCup U78
13 Feb 1993 1 Tournoi de Paris WCup U78