Yoon Hyun-ji

Yoon Hyun-ji
Personal information
Born (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30)
Cheorwon, South Korea
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
윤현지
Revised RomanizationYun Hyeonji
McCune–ReischauerYun Hyŏnji
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2020)
World Champ.7th (2015)
Asian Champ.Gold (2021)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hangzhou ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bishkek ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Hong Kong ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kuwait City ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Fujairah ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almada ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Cape Town ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Taipei ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9717
JudoInside.com58524
Updated on 26 April 2024

Yoon Hyun-ji (born 14 February 1994) is a South Korean judoka.[1][2] In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

Yoon is the gold medalist of the 2021 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships in the ‍–‍78 kg category.[4]

In 2022, Yoon won the gold medal in her event at the Judo Grand Prix Almada held in Almada, Portugal.[5]

References

  1. ^ "IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Results 2021 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships -78 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ Burke, Patrick (30 January 2022). "South Korean judoka clinch three golds on final day of Portugal Grand Prix". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2022.


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