Chang Chang-sun
 Chang (left) at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 12, 1942 Incheon, Korea, Empire of Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 20, 2026 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 장창선 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 張昌宣 | |||||||||||||||||
| RR | Jang Changseon | |||||||||||||||||
| MR | Chang Ch'angsŏn | |||||||||||||||||
Chang Chang-sun (or Jang Chang-seon; Korean: 장창선; Hanja: 張昌宣; June 12, 1942 – July 20, 2026) was a South Korean freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a world title in 1966.[1][2] Chang died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 84.[3]
References
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- ↑ Jang Chang-Seon. sports-reference.com
- ↑ 장유진; Son, Cheon-Taik (2018). "The process of Jang Changsun's winning gold medal in the 1966 Toledo World Amateur Wrestling Championship and its significance". Korean Journal of Sport Science. 29 (1): 186–202. doi:10.24985/kjss.2018.29.1.186. ISSN 1598-2920.
- ↑ ‘레슬링 전설’ 장창선 스포츠영웅 별세...향년 83세 (in Korean)
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