Park Jang-Soon (; born April 10, 1968) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler, world champion and Olympic champion.
Olympics He received a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008) He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona."1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008) At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he received a silver medal."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)
World championships Park won a gold medal at the 1993 FILA Wrestling World Championships in Toronto, defeating former Olympic and world champion Dave Schultz in the final match. He became the first South Korean wrestler to win both a wrestling world championship and an Olympic gold medal.
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