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Yang Jung-mo

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Yang Jung-Mo (Korean: 양정모; Hanja: 梁正模; born January 22, 1953) is a retired South Korean Olympic freestyle wrestler and the first Olympic champion from South Korea. He was born in Busan, South Korea. He received a gold medal in the featherweight division of wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Jung-mo is the 418th most popular wrestler (down from 319th in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 517th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Yang Jung-mo ranks 418 out of 1,027. Before him are Primo Colón, Mike Rotunda, Rulon Gardner, Dakota Kai, Csaba Hegedűs, and Pertti Ukkola. After him are Road Warrior Hawk, Corey Graves, Aurélio Miguel, D'Angelo Dinero, Mikhail Mamiashvili, and Cain Velasquez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Yang Jung-mo ranks 612. Before him are Ernő Kolczonay, Nora Aunor, Jerzy Rybicki, John Bellamy Foster, Chen Danqing, and Jimmy McCulloch. After him are Ralf Rothmann, Suleiman Nyambui, Antonio Guzmán, Jan Davis, Janusz Wójcik, and Géza Szőcs.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yang Jung-mo ranks 570 out of 1,128. Before him are Kwak Dong-yeon (1997), Jang Won-young (2004), Lee Tae-yong (1995), Yeo Jin-goo (1997), Onew (1989), and Park Ye-eun (1989). After him are Han Ji-hye (1984), Han Chae-young (1980), Na Hong-jin (1974), Yoo Seung-ho (1993), Lee Min-sung (1973), and Lee Hi (1996).

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Among WRESTLERS In South Korea

Among wrestlers born in South Korea, Yang Jung-mo ranks 3. Before him are Ahn Byeong-keun (1962), and Choi Min-ho (1980). After him are Lee Kyung-keun (1962), Lee Won-hee (1981), Jeon Ki-young (1973), Cho Min-sun (1972), Jung Ji-hyun (1983), Jang Sung-ho (1978), Park Jang-soon (1968), Kim Mi-jung (1971), and Moon Eui-jae (1975).

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