Cho Chi-hyo

Cho Chi-hyo (born December 6, 1970 in Incheon, South Korea) is a South Korean handball player who is current playing for HBW Balingen-Weilstetten in the Handball-Bundesliga.[1]

Cho Chi-hyo
Personal information
Born (1970-12-06) December 6, 1970
Incheon, South Korea
Nationality  South Korea
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Manager (Former Right Back)
Club information
Current club IDTC Handball Club
Senior clubs
Years Team
1994–2004
Pfadi Winterthur
2004–2006
K. Schaffhausen
2006–2007
Wacker Thun
2007–2009
HBW Balingen
2009–2010
Incheon DTC
National team 1
Years Team
1989–2010
 South Korea
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 January 2009
Cho Chi-hyo
Hangul
조치효
Revised RomanizationJo Chihyo
McCune–ReischauerCho Ch'ihyo

Cho was a runner-up for top goal scorer (45 goals in 6 games) at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, where the South Korea men's national handball team finished in the 6th place. He was eventually named to the All-Star Team of the competition.

After winning a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan, he moved to the Swiss Handball League in October 1994. For 13 years in Switzerland, he led his teams to the league champions eight times, winning two scoring titles and one league MVP.

In 2007, Cho moved to Germany to play for HBW Balingen-Weilstetten in the Handball-Bundesliga. In 2008, he was selected for the South Korea men's national handball team at the age of 38, and led his team to the quarterfinals of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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