Hong Sung-sik
Appearance
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's boxing | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
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1992 Barcelona | Lightweight |
Hong Sung-Sik (Korean: 홍성식; Hanja: 洪性湜; RR: Hong Seong-sik, 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 |
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Lightweight | First | Win | ![]() |
19-11 |
Quarterfinal | Win | ![]() |
13-11 | |
Semifinal | Loss | ![]() |
RSC 1 | |
3rd Place | Win | ![]() |
pts |
1992 Summer Olympics
Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
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Lightweight | First | Win | ![]() |
11-2 |
Second | Win | ![]() |
9-3 | |
Quarterfinal | Win | ![]() |
KO 1 | |
Semifinal | Loss | ![]() |
10-11 |
External links
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Lightweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of 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 competitors for South Korea
- South Korean boxing biography stubs
- South Korean Olympic medalist stubs