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

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. Hwang won a gold medal in the men's 90 kg division at the

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, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion

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

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, losing to

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in the semi-finals and then to

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in the bronze medal bout. In

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, he competed in the 100 kg division, where he again reached the semi-final, this time losing

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. He then lost to

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in the bronze medal bout.

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