Ku Yong-jo

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. In 1980, he competed in the featherweight division and, after receiving a first-round bye, lost his first bout to Krzysztof Kosedowski of Poland.

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
1976 Montreal Bantamweight
Asian Games
1974 Tehran Flyweight
1978 Bangkok Featherweight
Asian Championships
1977 Jakarta Featherweight
Ku Yong-jo
Chosŏn'gŭl
구영조
Revised RomanizationGu Yeong-jo
McCune–ReischauerKu Yŏng-jo
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