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Ku Yong-jo






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In this 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
BornJuly 17, 1955 (1955-07-17)
DiedMarch 2001 (2001-04) (aged 45)

Medal record

Men's boxing
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Bantamweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Featherweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Jakarta Featherweight
Ku Yong-jo
Chosŏn'gŭl

구영조

Revised RomanizationGu Yeong-jo
McCune–ReischauerKu Yŏng-jo

Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001[citation needed]) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer OlympicsinMontreal, 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.

Olympic results

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

Montreal 1976

Moscow 1980

References

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  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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