Ku Yong-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.[1] In 1980, he competed in the featherweight division and, after receiving a first-round bye, lost his first bout to Krzysztof Kosedowski of Poland.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ku.
Koo Yong-jo
Ku Yong-jo (right) standing and watching as East Germany's Andreas Schink goes down on the canvas
Statistics
BornJuly 17, 1955 (1955-07-17)
DiedMarch 2001 (2001-04) (aged 45)
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Bantamweight
Ku Yong-jo
Chosŏn'gŭl
구영조
Revised RomanizationGu Yeong-jo
McCune–ReischauerKu Yŏng-jo

Olympic results
Ku Yong-jo (right) fighting East Germany's Ulf Graf at the 1980 Olympic Eliminator

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

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References
  1. "DPRK Sportspersons Prove Successful at Olympic Games". Korean Central News Agency. August 2, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.


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