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

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom *Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe eel, ...

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 Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

, who won the gold medal in the

bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. Bra ...

(–54 kg) division at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-p ...

, 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 b ...

. In 1980, he competed in the

featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...

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 h ...

of Poland.

Olympic results

Montreal 1976 *1st round bye * Round of 32: Defeated

Faredin Ibrahim Faredin Ibrahim (born 30 April 1952) is a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enter ...

(Romania) on points, 4–1 * Round of 16: Defeated

Chacho Andreykovski Tsacho Andreykovski ( bg, Цачо Андрейковски, born 10 October 1954) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he defeated Aldo Cosentino of France, bef ...

(Bulgaria) on points, 5–0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated

Weerachart Saturngrun Veerachat Saturngrum (born 4 February 1957) is a Thai boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights en ...

(Thailand) on points, 5–0 * Semifinal: Defeated

Pat Cowdell Patrick ("Pat") Cowdell (born 18 August 1953 in Smethwick, Staffordshire) is a retired boxer from Great Britain. He challenged twice for the WBC world featherweight title in 1981 and 1985. Amateur career Cowdell won the bronze medal in the ba ...

(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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