| Ku Yong-jo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ku Yong-jo fighting East Germany's Ulf Graf at the 1980 Olympic Eliminator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 17, 1955 (1955-07-17) Hamhung, North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 2001 (2001-04) (aged 45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Ku Yong-jo | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 구영조 |
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| Revised Romanization | Gu Yeong-jo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ku Yŏng-jo |
Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer Charles Mooney. In 1980, he competed in the featherweight division and, after receiving a first-round bye, lost his first bout to Krzysztof Kosedowski of Poland.
Olympic results
Montreal 1976
- 1st round bye
- Round of 32: Defeated Faredin Ibrahim (Romania) on points, 4–1
- Round of 16: Defeated Chacho Andreykovski (Bulgaria) on points, 5–0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Weerachart Saturngrun (Thailand) on points, 5–0
- Semifinal: Defeated Pat Cowdell (Great Britain) on points, 4–1
- Final: Defeated Charles Mooney (United States) on points, 5–0 (won gold medal)
Moscow 1980
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16 Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) on points, 0–5
References
- "DPRK Sportspersons Prove Successful at Olympic Games". Korean Central News Agency. August 2, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
External links
- Gu Yong-Jo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Yong-Jo Gu at Olympics.com
| Olympic boxing champions – men's bantamweight | |
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| 1904: 105–115 lb (47.6–52.2 kg), 1908: −116 lb (52.6 kg), 1920–1928: 112–118 lb (50.8–53.5 kg), 1932–1936: 112–119 lb (50.8–54.0 kg), 1948–2008: 51–54 kg, 2012: 52–56 kg, 2016: 53–56 kg | |
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| Asian Games Champions in Boxing – Men's Flyweight | |
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| 1954–2006: 51 kg • 2010–2018: 52 kg • 2022–present: 51 kg | |
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| Asian Games Champions in Boxing – Men's Featherweight | |
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| 1954–present: 57 kg | |
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