Hwang Hee-Tae (born June 12, 1978 in Sinan County,

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) is a male

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. He won a gold medal in the men's -90 kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in

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, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion

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from

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in the final. Hwang also won a gold medal at the Doha Asian Games in 2006. At the Olympics, he competed in the -90 kg division in 2004, losing to

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in the semi-finals and then to Khasanbi Taov in the bronze medal bout. In 2012, he competed in the -100 kg division, where he again reached the semi-final, this time losing Tuvshinbayar Naidan. He then lost to

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in the bronze medal bout.

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