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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Yang Jung-mo is the 421st most popular wrestler (down from 320th in 2024), the 602nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 516th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Yang Jung-mo ranks 421 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 613. Before him are Nora Aunor, Vadim Abramov, 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 602 out of 1,128. Before him are Park Ye-jin (1981), Lee Tae-yong (1995), Yeo Jin-goo (1997), Bang Chan (1997), Onew (1989), and Park Ye-eun (1989). After him are Ha Hee-ra (1969), Han Ji-hye (1984), Han Chae-young (1980), Na Hong-jin (1974), Yoo Seung-ho (1993), and Lee Min-sung (1973).

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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), Kim Weon-kee (1962), Lee Won-hee (1981), Jeon Ki-young (1973), Cho Min-sun (1972), Jung Ji-hyun (1983), Jang Sung-ho (1978), An Han-bong (1968), and Kim Jong-shin (1970).

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