Chun Hee-chul

Chun Hee-chul
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  South Korea
FIBA Asia Championship
1993 Jakarta Team
1995 Seoul Team
1997 Riyadh Team
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima Team
2002 Busan Team
Chun Hee-chul
Hangul 전희철
Hanja 全喜哲
Revised Romanization Jeon Huicheol
McCune–Reischauer Chŏn Hŭich'ŏl
This is a Korean name; the family name is Jeon.

Chun Hee-chul (Hangul: 전희철; born June 26, 1973 in Seoul) is a retired South Korean basketball player. Listed at 198 cm (6 ft 6 in), Chun Hee-chul is a swing man who can play both center and forward position.

Chun Hee-chul boasted his athleticism, foot work and mid-range jumper which was rare in 1990s South Korean basketball given his height. He led South Korea national team not only to the championship of the 19th Asian Basketball Championship (playing as a center and named to the Most Valuable Player) but also gold medal of the 14th Asian Games (as a small forward). He competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.[1]

His former teams were Daegu Orions, Jeonju KCC Egis. He is currently assistant coach for Seoul SK Knights.

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