Hwang Kyung-seon


Hwang Kyung-seon is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner. She represented South Korea at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the former and gold in the latter two.
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Biography

Hwang was born on 21 May 1986. She made her international competitive debut at the 2002 World Cup in Tokyo. She then won bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
In 2008, she won the gold medal in the -67kg category at the Beijing Olympic Games, beating Karine Sergerie of Canada in the final. She won gold once again at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, defeating Nur Tatar of Turkey.