Gu Yong-ju
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Boxing | ||
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Montreal 1976 | Bantamweight |
Gu Yong-ju | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 구영조 |
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Revised Romanization | Gu Yeongjo |
McCune–Reischauer | Ku Yŏngjo |
This is a Korean name; the family name is Ku.
Gu 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, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer Charles Mooney.[1] In 1980, he competed in the featherweight division and lost his first bout to Krzysztof Kosedowski of Poland.
Olympic results
1976
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Ibrahim Faredin (Romania) 4-1
- Defeated Chacho Andreykovski (Bulgaria) 5-0
- Defeated Weerachart Saturngrun (Thailand) 5-0
- Defeated Pat Cowdell (Great Britain) 4-1
- Defeated Charles Mooney (United States) 5-0
1980
- Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) 0-5
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