Hwang Eun-ju (Korean: 黃銀秋; born 22 June 1987)[1] is a South Korean freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.

Hwang Eun-ju
Personal information
Born (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 37)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 75 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Xi'an 76 kg

Career

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In 2015, she competed in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[2] The following year, she competed at both the first World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament and second World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] In both competitions she was eliminated in her first match.

In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[4][5] In the same year, she also competed in the women's freestyle 76 kg at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[6] She was eliminated in her first match by Sabira Aliyeva of Azerbaijan.[6]

She competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] She did not qualify for the Olympics.[7] She also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[8] She was eliminated in her first match.[8]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd Freestyle 75 kg
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 3rd Freestyle 76 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Medalists (Collated)". China.org.cn. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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