Gwak Dong-han
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Gwak Dong-han 곽동한 |
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| Born |
20 April 1992 Pohang, South Korea |
| Native name | 곽동한 |
| Nationality |
 South Korean |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Style | Judo |
| Fighting out of | Seoul, South Korea |
| Team | South Korea National Team High1 Resort |
| Trainer |
Song Dae-nam Choi Min-ho Kim Geon-woo |
| Rank | 4th degree black belt in Judo |
| University | Yongin University |
Gwak Dong-han (Hangul: 곽동한; Korean pronunciation: [kwak̚.t͈oŋ.ɦan]; born 20 April 1992) is a South Korean judoka. He won the gold medal in the 90 kg event at the 2015 World Judo Championships. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 8 February 2016).
He was his coach's Song Dae-nam's training partner at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Gwak participated in his first senior tournament at home ground at the World Cup in Suwon. He lost in his first fight against Russia's Victor Semenov by ippon, waza-ari and yuko.
Gwak won his first IJF circuit title at the World Cup in Ulaanbaatar. He defeated Mongolia's Bat-erdene Davaadorj in the final by ippon.
Gwak's first outing to a Grand Slam ended in his first fight. He was defeated by Japan's Yuya Yoshida by ippon in golden score. The fight lasted for over seven minutes.
Gwak reached the final of the World Cup in Jeju, where he narrowly won by decision and yuko in the quarter-final and semi-final. He eventually lost against Japan's Kensei Ikeda by waza-ari, and settled for silver.
Gwak lost in his second fight to European champion Varlam Liparteliani by ippon.
Gwak played ippon judo en route to the final of his first continental tournament, but lost by shido to Japan's Shohei Shimowada, settling for silver.
Gwak participated in his first World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. He lost in his third fight to eventual world champion Asley González by ippon.
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