Yun Won-Chol ( or ; born July 3, 1989, in North Pyongan) is an amateur North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. Yun represented

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at the

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, where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing to South Korea's Choi Gyu-Jin, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Yun without a single point. In 2013, Yun became the

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after he defeated Choi in the final at

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. He competed for North Korea at the

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in the 59 kg division. He defeated Haithem Mahmoud Fahmy of

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in the first round. He was then defeated by Elmurat Tasmuradov of

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in the quarterfinals. Yun was the flag bearer for North Korea during the closing ceremony.

References

External links

Profile – International Wrestling Database
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yun, Won-chol 1989 births Living people North Korean male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for North Korea Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games People from North Pyongan Province Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century North Korean people