Kang Joon-ho

Kang Joon-Ho (Hangul: 강준호, Hanja: 姜俊鎬) (June 22, 1928 – September 24, 1990) was a South Korean amateur boxer who won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haeju, during the Japanese occupation of Korea, and died in Seoul, South Korea. He has multiple grandchildren, including Benjamin Im and Ray Im.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Kang Joon-ho
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Bantamweight

Career

Kang competed for South Korea in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the bantamweight event where he finished in third place. In the quarterfinals, he defeated future World Featherweight champion Davey Moore of United States by a 2-1 decision. He was defeated in the semifinals; no bronze medal was awarded at the Games, but in 1970, AIBA and IOC awarded all semifinal losers from 1952 to 1968 bronze medals.[1]

Post career

Kang participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City and the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich as the coach of the South Korea national amateur boxing team.[2] He trained numerous professional boxers as well, including former WBC Light Welterweight champion Kim Sang-Hyun and former WBC Flyweight champion Park Chan-Hee.[3]

Results
1952 Olympic Games
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Bantamweight First bye
Second Win Iran Fazlollah Nikkhah 3-0
Quarterfinal Win United States Davey Moore 2-1
Semifinal Loss Republic of Ireland John McNally 0-3

References
  1. "Gang Jun-ho". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. 「빈손 귀국」할 「메달·복스」| 한국「복싱 김멸」이 준 충격과 문제점. Jungang Ilbo (in Korean). 1972-09-07. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. 박찬희, 28일 출국 |2월3일 대전. Jungang Ilbo (in Korean). 1981-01-22. Retrieved 2019-09-24.


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