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{{Short description|South Korean boxer (born 1964)}}
{{for|the cyclist|Kim Gwang-seon}}
{{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox boxer
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| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1964|06|08}}
| birth_place    = [[Jeollabuk-do]], South Korea
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| weight_class   = [[Flyweight]]
| weight         = 51 kg
| height         = 165 cm
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flyweight|Flyweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1986 Asian Games|1986 Seoul]] |[[Boxing at the 1986 Asian Games|Flyweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|1987 Kuwait City]] |Flyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Boxing World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold | 1983 Rome | Light flyweight}}
{{MedalBronze | 1985 Seoul | Flyweight}}
{{MedalGold | 1987 Belgrade | Flyweight}}
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{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 김광선
| hanja = {{linktext|金|光|善}}
| rr = Gim Gwangseon
| mr = Kim Kwangsŏn
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'''Kim Kwang-sun''' ({{langx|ko|김광선}}, born June 8, 1964) is a retired [[South Korea]]n [[boxing|boxer]].

==Amateur career==
Kim won the gold medal in the Men's [[Flyweight]] (51&nbsp;kg) category at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Kim Gwang-Seon |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-gwang-seon-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203104631/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-gwang-seon-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016 |quote=Original name: 김 광선 / Other name(s): Kim Kwang-Sun}}</ref> He was a two-time [[Boxing World Cup]] champion as well.

===Results===
{| style='font-size: 85%; text-align: left;' class='wikitable' width='45%'
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!colspan=5|1984 Summer Olympics
|-
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 20%'|'''Event'''
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 20%'|'''Round'''
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 10%'|'''Result'''
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 38%'|'''Opponent'''
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 12%'|'''Score'''
|-align=center
|rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|[[Light Flyweight]] 
|align='center'|First
|{{no2}}Loss
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Gonzales]]
|align='left'|0-5
|}
{| style='font-size: 85%; text-align: left;' class='wikitable' width='45%'
|-
!colspan=5|1988 Summer Olympics
|-
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 20%'|'''Event'''
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 20%'|'''Round'''
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 10%'|'''Result'''
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 38%'|'''Opponent'''
!style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 12%'|'''Score'''
|-align=center
|rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|[[Flyweight]] 
|align='center'|First
|{{yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|MGL|1940}} [[Tseyen-Oidovyn Tserennyam]]
|align='left'|RSC 2
|-align=center
|align='center'|Second
|{{yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Nokuthula Tshabangu]]
|align='left'|RSC 2
|-align=center
|align='center'|Third
|{{yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Johnson (boxer)|Arthur Johnson]]
|align='left'|5-0
|-align=center
|align='center'|Quarterfinal
|{{yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} [[Serafim Todorov]]
|align='left'|4-1
|-align=center
|align='center'|Semifinal
|{{yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Timofey Skryabin]]
|align='left'|5-0
|-align=center
|align='center'; bgcolor="gold"|Final
|{{yes2}}Win
|align='left'|{{flagicon|GDR}} [[Andreas Tews]]
|align='left'|4-1
|}

==Pro career==
Kim turned pro in 1990 and after only five fights took on [[Humberto González]] in 1992 for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[Light Flyweight]] title.  Although he was leading in the fight, he lost in a 12th-round TKO.  In 1993 he took on [[Michael Carbajal]] for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] and [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[Light Flyweight]] title but was TKO'd in the 7th round.  He retired after the bout with a record of 6-2-0. American television commentators said they thought Kim was winning the Carbajal bout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=003XNIpCG6I&list=PLASVlE8UJ23ixYMT-8ECzLVV_WZKbTNwK&index=63|title = Michael Carbajal vs. Kwang Sun Kim.World Lt FlyWC.1993.07.17|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{BoxRec|4547|Kim Kwang Sun}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211112042720/https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/4547 archive])
* {{Olympics.com|kwang-sun-kim|Kim Kwang-Sun|org_id=kwang-sun-kim-1|org_archive=20210418100548}}
* {{Olympedia|name=Kim Gwang-Seon}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions Boxing Flyweight}}
{{Asian Games Champions Boxing Flyweight}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Kwang-sun}}
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Flyweight boxers]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic boxers for South Korea]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in boxing]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in boxing]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 1986 Asian Games]]
[[Category:South Korean male boxers]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Asian Games boxers for South Korea]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games]]
[[Category:South Korean Buddhists]]
[[Category:Martial artists from North Jeolla Province]]
[[Category:20th-century South Korean sportsmen]]


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