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Chang Chang-sun

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Chang Chang-sun
Chang (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1942-06-12) June 12, 1942 (age 82)
Incheon, South Korea
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Flyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Toledo 52 kg
Korean name
Hangul
장창선
Hanja
張昌宣
Revised RomanizationJang Chang-seon
McCune–ReischauerChang Ch'ang-sŏn

Chang Chang-sun (or Jang Chang-seon; Korean장창선; Hanja張昌宣; born June 12, 1942) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a world title in 1966.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Jang Chang-Seon. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ 장유진; Son,Cheon-Taik (2018). "The process of Jang Changsun's winning gold medal in the 1966 Toledo World Amateur Wrestling Championship and its significance". Korean Journal of Sport Science. 29 (1): 186–202. doi:10.24985/kjss.2018.29.1.186 (inactive 1 November 2024). ISSN 1598-2920.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
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