Lee Seung-Bae (born May 10, 1971) was a South Korean
amateur boxer
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Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...
, who won a
middleweight bronze medal at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
for
Korea
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, followed by a
light heavyweight silver medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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.
Career
At the
1996 Summer Olympics
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, Lee captured the silver medal in light heavyweight. Lee lost to future
IBF Cruiserweight Champion Vassili Jirov
Vassiliy Valeryevich Jirov (russian: Васи́лий Вале́рьевич Жи́ров; born 4 April 1974), sometimes known as Vasily Zhirov, is a Kazakhstani former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2009, and held the IBF cruiser ...
of
Kazakhstan
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in the final bout. However, he beat
Freddy Rojas
Freddy Rojas (born 27 August 1969) is a Cuban former amateur boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1 ...
of
Cuba
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, who was the only fighter to hold a victory over
Félix Savón
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, in round of 16, and defeated
Stipe Drvis of
Croatia
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, who became a
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion in 2007, in the quarterfinal match.
Post career
In 2008, Lee earned
doctorate
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in sports & physical education from
Konkuk University
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Konkuk University gives comprehensive education in agricultural and life scien ...
. He is currently an assistant coach of the South Korea national amateur boxing team.
Results
External links
Boxrec profile*
1971 births
Living people
Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for South Korea
Olympic medalists in boxing
Asian Games medalists in boxing
Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games
Boxers at the 1998 Asian Games
South Korean male boxers
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
Olympic silver medalists for South Korea
Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
Middleweight boxers
Konkuk University alumni
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