South Korean taekwondo prac*ionerIn this Korean name, the family name is Cha.Korean nameHangul차동민Hanja車東旻Revised RomanizationCha Dong-minMcCune–ReischauerCh'a Tong-min

Cha Dong-min (Hangul: 차동민, Hanja: 車東旻; Korean pronunciation::; born August 24, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea) is a retired South Korean taekwondo prac*ioner.

Sports career

In 2008, he won the gold medal in the +80 kg category at the Beijing Olympic Games.

He participated in the 2012 London Olympic Games to defend his *le as the Number 1 seed in the 80 kg division, but was eliminated in the Quarterfinal round against Bahri Tanrıkulu of Turkey.

He competed for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the same division where he won a bronze medal. This was his last International compe*ion, as he announced his retirement.

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et:al. "Ja Dong-Min". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
• Cha Dong-min at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Cha Dong-min on Cyworld (in Korean)