Hwang Ji-man | |
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Personal information | |
Country | South Korea |
Born | July 8, 1984 |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Years active | 2001 |
Handedness | Right |
Event | Men's doubles |
BWF profile |
Hwang Ji-man | |
Hangul | 황지만 |
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Hanja | 黃智萬 |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Jiman |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Chiman |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing South Korea | ||
Men's badminton | ||
2008 Beijing | Doubles |
Hwang Ji-man is a male badminton player from South Korea.
Hwang played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Lee Jae-jin. They were seeded 10 and were defeated in the third round by Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan, 21-17, 21-16.
In Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Hwang and his partner Lee won their first bronze medal after upsetting Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah in the first round, Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda in the quarter-final, but defeated by Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China in the semifinal. Nevertheless, in the bronze medal match, Hwang and Lee subdued Danish Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.