Wang Ki-chun

Wang Kichun

Personal information
Born	(1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 Jeongeup, South Korea
Home town	Daegu, South Korea
Alma mater	Yongin University
Occupation	Judoka
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Korean name
Hangul	왕기춘
Hanja	王機春
Revised Romanization	Wang Gi-chun
McCune–Reischauer	Wang Kich‘un
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–73 kg, –81 kg
Rank	2nd dan black belt in Judo
Team	South Korea National Team Yangju City Hall
Coached by	Jang Moon-kyung Song Dae-nam
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2007, 2009)
Asian Champ.	(2011, 2012)
Olympic Games	(2008)
Medal record Men's judo Representing South Korea Olympic Games 2008 Beijing –73 kg World Championships 2007 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg 2009 Rotterdam –73 kg 2010 Tokyo –73 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou –73 kg Asian Championships 2011 Abu Dhabi –73 kg 2012 Tashkent –73 kg 2013 Bangkok –73 kg World Masters 2011 Baku –73 kg 2012 Almaty –73 kg IJF Grand Slam 2008 Tokyo –73 kg 2009 Paris –73 kg 2009 Moscow –73 kg 2009 Tokyo –73 kg 2010 Paris –73 kg 2015 Tokyo –81 kg 2016 Paris –81 kg IJF Grand Prix 2011 Abu Dhabi –73 kg 2011 Qingdao –73 kg 2012 Düsseldorf –73 kg 2015 Qingdao –81 kg 2014 Ulaanbaatar –81 kg 2016 Samsun –81 kg 2013 Düsseldorf –73 kg 2014 Jeju –81 kg World Juniors Championships 2006 Santo Domingo –73 kg Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade –73 kg 2013 Kazan –73 kg 2013 Kazan Men's team 2015 Gwangju –81 kg
Updated on 24 October 2022.

In this Korean name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Ki-Chun (Hangul: 왕기춘, Korean pronunciation: [waŋ.ɡi.tɕʰun]; born September 13, 1988 in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do) is a former judoka from South Korea.

He became known for beating the 2004 Olympic champion Lee Won-Hee in the qualification matches for the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games.

Wang won the world title at the age of 19 at the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He was the favorite for winning the gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, however, Wang suffered ribcage fracture when Brazil's Leandro Guilheiro hit him with an elbow in the quarterfinal. Despite fighting through injury, Wang was beaten in the final by Elnur Mammadli from Azerbaijan and had to settle for silver medal. He made up for it in the 2009 World Judo Championships by winning the 73 kg final against North Korean Kim Chol-Su.

After winning the Grand Slam in Paris 2010 he did not compete until the 2010 World Championships Tokyo and lost to Hiroyuki Akimoto in the semi-finals and had to settle with the bronze.

He did not medal at the 2011 World Championships in Paris, crashing out early to Ugo Legrand of France. He faced him again in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the fight for bronze, losing again.

In his prime, Wang was known for his physical fighting style, and his deadly tai otoshi and seoi nage.

Disciplinary issues

In 2009, Wang assaulted a female club patron, slapping her face after an altercation. No charges were pressed after he reached a settlement with the victim.

Wang was in controversy again in 2014, when he was detained for eight days by the Republic of Korea Army's military police for using his mobile phone while serving his national service. He was caught using his phone again a week later, and was sent to the military correctional facility.

On May 2, 2020, Wang was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor. The Daegu District Court sentenced him to 6 years in prison. The Korea Judo Association subsequently banned Wang for life from judo following the charges for greatly damaging the integrity and social standing of judo.

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