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Moon Dae-sung
South Korean taekwondo athlete
For the footballer, see Moon Dae-Seong.
In this Korean name, the family name is Moon.
| Nationality | South Korean |
|---|---|
| Born | September 3, 1976 (1976-09-03) (age 48) |
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Moon Dae-Sung (born September 3, 1976) is a retired 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Olympictaekwondo athlete from South Korea.
He won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens, Greece, in the heavyweight division after knocking out Greece's Alexandros Nikolaidis with a reverse kick.
Career
He entered Dong-A University on a taekwondo scholarship in 1995 and performed consistently well in national competitions during his college years, though usually overshadowed by the dominant heavyweight champion Kim Je-Gyoung.
Upon graduation from Dong-A University in Busan, South Korea in 1999, Moon became a member of the Samsung Corporation Professional