Li Gwang-Sik
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Li Gwang-Sik is a North Korea
n boxer
, who won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight (54 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
. He also captured a bronze medal at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships
.
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 won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight (54 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. He also captured a bronze medal at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships
1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Sydney, Australia from November 15 to 23. The sixth edition of this competition, held nearly a year before the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners...
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Olympic results
- Defeated Laszlo BognarLászló BognárLászló Bognár, is a former Hungarian professional boxer who fought in the featherweight to light welterweight divisions...
(Hungary) TKO 3 (1:00) - Defeated Sergio Reyes (United States) 15-8
- Defeated Serafim TodorovSerafim TodorovSerafim Simeonov Todorov or Gogi Todoridze is a former Bulgarian/Georgian boxer who won the amateur world championship three times...
(Bulgaria) 16-15 - Lost to Wayne McCulloughWayne McCulloughWayne William McCullough is a professional boxer. During his professional career, which spans back to 1993, he held the WBC title in the Bantamweight category...
(Ireland) 16-21