Hong Sung-sik
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Hong Sung-Sik (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Hanja: Script error: No such module "Lang".; RR: Script error: No such module "lang".Template:Category handler, born November 13, 1967, in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do) is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.
Career
Hong won a bronze medal in the men's Lightweight (60 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He defeated future WBO lightweight champion Artur Grigorian 9–3 in Round of 16, but was edged out 11–10 by Oscar De La Hoya in the semifinal bout.
Hong retired from boxing after winning gold at the 1993 East Asian Games. He is currently serving as a junior high school physical education teacher in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do.
Results
1990 Boxing World Cup
| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | First | Win | Template:Flagicon Laszlo Szuecs | 19-11 |
| Quarterfinal | Win | Template:Flagicon Bakyt Amanbayev | 13-11 | |
| Semifinal | Loss | Template:Flagicon Julio Gonzalez | RSC 1 | |
| 3rd Place | Win | Template:Flagicon Kamel Marjouane | pts |
1992 Summer Olympics
| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | First | Win | Template:Flagicon Yun Yong-Chol | 11-2 |
| Second | Win | Template:Flagicon Artur Grigorian | 9-3 | |
| Quarterfinal | Win | Template:Flagicon Ronald Chavez | KO 1 | |
| Semifinal | Loss | Template:Flagicon Oscar De La Hoya | 10-11 |
External links
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Lightweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for South Korea
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games
- South Korean male boxers
- Asian Games boxers for South Korea
- People from Gochang County
- Martial artists from North Jeolla Province
- 20th-century South Korean sportsmen