Ri Byong-uk

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Ri Byong-uk

Personal information
Born	November 7, 1954 (1954-11-07) (age 70)
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	리병욱
Revised Romanization	Ri Byeonguk
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Pyŏnguk
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  North Korea Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Light Flyweight 1980 Moscow Light Flyweight Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Light Flyweight

Ri Byong-uk (born November 7, 1954) is a retired North Korean boxer, who won two Olympic medals in the men's Light Flyweight (48 kg) category.

1976

• Defeated Sidney McKnight (Canada) KO 1
• Defeated Henryk Średnicki (Poland) 3-2
• Defeated Armando Guevara (Venezuela) 3-2
• Defeated Payao Poontarat (Thailand) RSC 2
• Lost to Jorge Hernández (Cuba) 1-4

1980

• Defeated Henryk Pielesiak (Poland) 3-2
• Defeated Gilberto Sosa (Mexico) 3-2
• Defeated Dumitru Şchiopu (Romania) 4-1
• Lost to Shamil Sabirov (Soviet Union) 0-5

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Byong-Uk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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