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Name
  
Gu Yong-ju

Role
  
Boxer

Martial art
  
Boxing


Olympic medals
  
Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight

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Gu 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, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer Charles Mooney. In 1980, he competed in the featherweight division and lost his first bout to Krzysztof Kosedowski of Poland.

Olympic results

1976

  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Faredin Ibrahim (Romania) 4-1
  • Defeated Chacho Andreykovski (Bulgaria) 5-0
  • Defeated Weerachart Saturngrun (Thailand) 5-0
  • Defeated Pat Cowdell (Great Britain) 4-1
  • Defeated Charles Mooney (United States) 5-0

    • 1980

  • Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) 0-5

    • References

    Gu Yong-ju Wikipedia
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