Cho Jea-ki

There is barely a paper trail on Cho Jea-ki, and that is exactly why I want to write his name down. A Korean judoka born in 1950, schooled at Dong-A University, he stood on the mat at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Reaching that stage in that era meant countless hours of being thrown and throwing back, of discipline most of us will never know. The absence of records does not diminish him; it makes remembrance feel like a small duty. One man bowed onto an Olympic mat and gave everything, and honestly, that alone earns my quiet, sincere respect.

Name (English)

Cho Jea-ki

Name (Japanese)

趙在基

Reading

ちょ・じぇぎ

Born

March 17, 1950 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Tiger

Height

183 cm

Occupation

judoka

University

Dong-A University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%99%E5%9C%A8%E5%9F%BA

Tags

• judoka

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.