Kang Joon-ho
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Kang Joon-Ho (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Hanja: Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".; June 22, 1928 – September 24, 1990) was a South Korean amateur boxer who won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haeju, North Korea during the Japanese occupation, and died in Seoul, South Korea. He has multiple grandchildren, including Benjamin Im and Ray Im.
Career
Kang competed for South Korea in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the bantamweight event where he finished in third place. In the quarterfinals, he defeated future World Featherweight champion Davey Moore of United States by a 2-1 decision. He was defeated in the semifinals; no bronze medal was awarded at the Games, but in 1970, AIBA and IOC awarded all semifinal losers from 1952 to 1968 bronze medals.[1]
Post career
Kang participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City and the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich as the coach of the South Korea national amateur boxing team.[2] He trained numerous professional boxers as well, including former WBC Light Welterweight champion Kim Sang-Hyun and former WBC Flyweight champion Park Chan-Hee.[3]
Results
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| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
| Bantamweight | First | bye | ||
| Second | Win | Template:Flagicon Fazlollah Nikkhah | 3-0 | |
| Quarterfinal | Win | Template:Flagicon Davey Moore | 2-1 | |
| Semifinal | Loss | Template:Flagicon John McNally | 0-3 | |
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- 1928 births
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- Olympic boxers for South Korea
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- South Korean male boxers
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Bantamweight boxers
- People from Haeju
- 20th-century South Korean sportsmen
- South Korean people of North Korean origin
- Boxers at the 1954 Asian Games