Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a

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from

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

, who won the gold medal in the

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(–54 kg) division at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer

Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost by ...

. In 1980, he competed in the

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division and, after receiving a first-round bye, lost his first bout to

Krzysztof Kosedowski Krzysztof Kazimierz Kosedowski (born December 12, 1960, in Tczew) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. In the semifinals, ...

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

(United States) on points, 5–0 (won gold medal) Moscow 1980 * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16 Lost to

(Poland) on points, 0–5

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