Ku Yong-jo explained

Ku Yong-jo
Birth Place:	Hamhung, North Korea

Hangul:	구영조
Rr:	Gu Yeong-jo
Mr:	Ku Yŏng-jo
Context:	north

Ku 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, 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

Notes and References

1. News: . DPRK Sportspersons Prove Successful at Olympic Games . . August 2, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205641/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2012/201208/news02/20120802-29ee.html . August 12, 2014 .