Gong Byung-min

In this Korean name, the family name is Gong.
Gong Byung-min
Gong Byung-min at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 33)
Height173 cm (5.68 ft; 68 in)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 74 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 79 kg
Men's beach wrestling
Representing  South Korea
Asian Beach Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Da Nang 80 kg

Gong Byung-min (born 4 July 1991)[1] is a South Korean freestyle wrestler. He represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia and he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 74 kg event.[1][2]

Gong competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[3] Gong also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[4]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2016 Asian Beach Games Da Nang, Vietnam 3rd Beach wrestling 80 kg
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 1st Freestyle 79 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Two taekwondo golds among 11 medals for Korea on Day 1". The Korea Herald. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.


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