Chang Kyou-chul

Chang Kyou-chul (a.k.a. Chang Sun-gil; June 19, 1946 – April 19, 2000) was an Olympic boxing bronze medalist in South Korea. He renamed his name Kyou-chul to Sun-gil.[3]

In this Korean name, the family name is Chang.
Chang Kyou-chul
Personal information
Born(1946-06-19)June 19, 1946
Seoul, South Korea[1]
DiedApril 19, 2000(2000-04-19) (aged 53)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico Bantamweight
Asian Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place Seoul 1965 Flyweight
Gold medal – first place Colombo 1967 Bantamweight
Korean name
Hangul
장규철
Hanja
張奎喆
Revised RomanizationJang Gyu-cheol
McCune–ReischauerChang Kyuch'ŏl
Legal name
Hangul
장순길
Hanja
張淳吉[2]
Revised RomanizationJang Sun-gil
McCune–ReischauerChang Sun'gil

Amateur career

Chang won Asian Championship gold medals in flyweight in 1965 and in bantamweight in 1967.

He won the bronze medal in the bantamweight category at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Chang defeated 1967 European Championship bronze medalist Nikola Savov in the round of 16 and 1959 European Champion Horst Rascher in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Chang faced Eridadi Mukwanga of Uganda and knocked him down in the second round but lost by a split decision.

Results
1968 Olympic Games
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Bantamweight First Win Guatemala Mario Mendoza 5-0
Second Win Taiwan Wang Chee-Yen 3-2
Third Win Bulgaria Nikola Savov RSC 3
Quarterfinal Win West Germany Horst Rascher 5-0
Semifinal Loss Uganda Eridadi Mukwanga 1-4

Pro career

Chang turned pro in 1970 but had limited success.

In his third pro bout, Chang received his first loss after facing future two-time World Champion Hong Soo-hwan. In 1971 however, he captured the OPBF Super Bantamweight title with a win over Koichi Okada. In 1973, Chang faced off against WBA Bantamweight World Champion Romeo Anaya in a non-title bout in Tijuana, Mexico but was knocked out in the 8th round. He lost the OPBF champion belt in 1974 to future WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Yum Dong-kyun and retired later that year.

References
  1. Olympedia: Jang Sun-Gil
  2. "張淳吉,2回戰에 밴텀級서判定勝" [Chang Sun-gil wins in bantamweight second round by decision]. Maeil Business Newspaper. 1968-10-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  3. "스타플레이어는 改名을 좋아한다" [Star players like renaming their names]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 1974-03-13. Retrieved 2016-11-07.


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