Son Tae-Jin

Son Tae-Jin

Son Tae-jin (Hangul: 손태진, Hanja: 孫泰珍) (born May 5, 1988 in Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) is a South Korean Taekwondo practitioner.

In May 2007, Son first competed in the World Taekwondo Championships in Beijing, China at the age of 19, but lost to Algimiro Mejias of Venezuela in the bantamweight (-62kg) first round.

In September 2007, he finished in 1st place in the -68kg category at the World Qualification Tournament in Manchester, England by defeating 2005 world featherweight (-67kg) champion Mark Lopez of United States in the quaterfinals and 2007 world featherweight (-67kg) champion Gessler Viera Abreu of Cuba in the final.

In May 2008, Son eventually qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, defeating 2006 Asian Game winner Kim Ju-Young and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Song Myeong-Seob at the 2008 Korean Olympic Taekwondo Trials.

On August 21 2008, Son won the gold medal in the -68kg category at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, defeating 2007 world lightweight (-72kg) champion Sung Yu-Chi of Chinese Taipei in the semifinals and 2005 world featherweight (-67kg) champion Mark Lopez of United States in the final.


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