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Kim Dong-kil

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For the North Korean sport shooter, see Kim Dong-gil (sport shooter).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Dong-kil
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place Munich 1982 Light Welterweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place New Delhi 1982 Light Welterweight
Gold medal – first place Seoul 1986 Welterweight
Asian Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place Bombay 1980 Lightweight
Gold medal – first place Seoul 1982 Light Welterweight
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Seoul Welterweight

Kim Dong-kil (Korean: 김동길; Hanja: 金東吉; born May 19, 1963, in Damyang, Jeollanam-do, South Korea) is a former South Korean amateur boxer.

Career

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Kim started garnering attention in May 1982 when he won the light welterweight silver medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championship held in Munich, West Germany. In July 1982, he won the gold medal at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships with an RSC-2 win over future Olympic silver medalist Dhawee Umponmaha in the final.

Due to the Soviet bloc boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Kim was considered one of the top gold medal favourites in the light welterweight boxing tournament of the Olympics. In the tourney, he easily advanced to the quarterfinals and went on to face Jerry Page of United States. He lost the bout in a 4–1 decision.[1]

He didn't turn pro, and retired after winning his second Asian Games gold medal in the 1986 Asian Games.

Post career

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After retirement, Kim earned a master's degree at Korea National Sport University. He is currently a member of the Korean Teachers & Education Workers' Union, serving as a junior high school teacher in Gwangju.

Results

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1982 World Championships
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Light Welterweight First bye
Second Win Tunisia Mohsen Belkhir KO 1
Quarterfinal Win Turkey Ali Cukur 4-1
Semifinal Win Sweden Shadrah Odhiambo 4-1
Final Loss Cuba Carlos Garcia 0-5
1984 Summer Olympics
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Light Welterweight First bye
Second Win Tanzania Juma Bugino RSC 2
Third Win Norway Javid Aslam 5-0
Quarterfinal Loss United States Jerry Page 1-4

References

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  1. ^ Hardcore Sports Radio Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Dong-kil". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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