Ku Yong-jo

In this Korean name, the family name is Ku.

Ku Yong-jo
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 Men's boxing Representing  North Korea Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Bantamweight Asian Games 1974 Tehran Flyweight 1978 Bangkok Featherweight Asian Championships 1977 Jakarta Featherweight

Ku Yong-jo
Chosŏn'gŭl	구영조
Revised Romanization	Gu Yeong-jo
McCune–Reischauer	Ku 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 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.

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

1. "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