Please answer the following question: Facts: - hangul: - mr: ch ' oe minho - rr: choe minho - hanja: Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of choi min-ho -lrb- judoka -rrb- .
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choi min-ho -lrb- born august 18 , 1980 in gimcheon , gyeongsangbuk-do , south korea -rrb- is a male south korean judoka who competed in the 2004 summer olympics and 2008 summer olympics in the 60 kg extra-lightweight category .at the 2008 summer olympics , he ended all 5 of his matches by ippon , and defeated european champion ludwig paischer in the final for the gold medal .choi was voted as the 2008 '' best judoka of the year '' by '' l ' esprit du judo '' magazine of france .