Kim Un-chol
Encyclopedia
Kim Un-Chol is an North Korea
n boxer
who competed in the light flyweight
(– 48 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics
and won the bronze medal.
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
n boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the light flyweight
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...
(– 48 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and won the bronze medal.
Olympic results
- Defeated Sebusiso Keketsi (Lesotho) RSC 4
- Defeated Pál LakatosPál LakatosPál Lakatos is a retired boxer from Hungary, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 2000...
(Hungary) 20-8 - Defeated Ivanas StapovičiusIvanas StapoviciusIvanas Stapovičius is a retired boxer from Lithuania. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he lost in the quarterfinals of the men's lightflyweight division to North Korea's eventual bronze medalist Kim Un-Chol.-References:*...
(Lithuania) 22-10 - Lost to Rafael LozanoRafael LozanoRafael Lozano Muñoz is a former boxer from Spain.- Professional career :Known as "Balita", Lozano turned pro in 2001...
(Spain) 10-15