Jo Seok-Hwan is a retired South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n amateur boxer

Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

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He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native East Asian country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Bantamweight (54 kg) division by Uzbekistan' Alisher Rahimov.
Later Jo won the bronze medal in the Featherweight (57 kg) division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok.

He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won the bronze medal. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the silver medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships

2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships

The 22nd edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from January 11 to January 18, 2004 in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Philippines...

 in Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. In the final he was defeated by Kazakhstan's Galib Jafarov

Galib Jafarov

Galib Musayevich Jafarov is a boxer from Kazakhstan best known to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Featherweight division.-Career:...

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In December 2008, Jo retired from boxing. He is currently serving as an assistant coach of the South Korea national boxing team.

Results

2003 World Championships
Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Featherweight Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...	First	Win	David Mulholland	31-16
	Second	Win	Ovidiu Bobirnat	25-14
Quarterfinal	Win	Aleksei Tishchenko	40-18
Semifinal	Loss	Galib Jafarov Galib Jafarov Galib Musayevich Jafarov is a boxer from Kazakhstan best known to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Featherweight division.-Career:...	32-17

2004 Summer Olympics
Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Featherweight Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...	First	Win	Sedat Tasci	37-28
	Second	Win	Benoit Gaudet Benoit Gaudet Benoit Gaudet is a professional Canadian boxer in the Lightweight division. He's the former Canadian National Lightweight and North American Boxing Association Super Featherweight champion.-Pro Career:...	28-16
Quarterfinal	Win	Viorel Simion	39-35
Semifinal	Loss	Aleksei Tishchenko	25-45