Ri Byong-uk (born November 7, 1954) is a retired

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

, who won two Olympic medals in the men's Light Flyweight (48 kg) category.

Olympic results

1976 * Defeated Sidney McKnight (Canada) KO 1 * Defeated

Henryk Średnicki Henryk Średnicki (17 January 1955, Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland – 10 April 2016, Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland) was a Polish amateur boxer who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. Średnicki was best ...

(Poland) 3-2 * Defeated

Armando Guevara Ramón Armando Guevara (born January 16, 1955) is a former boxer from Venezuela, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1980. He won the bronze medal at the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships The World Amateur Boxing Cham ...

(Venezuela) 3-2 * Defeated

Payao Poontarat Payao Poontarat ( th, พเยาว์ พูนธรัตน์; ; October 18, 1956 – August 13, 2006) was a Thai boxer who, at the age of 18, won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight (-48 kg) category at the 1976 Summer ...

(Thailand) RSC 2 * Lost to Jorge Hernández (Cuba) 1-4 1980 * Defeated Henryk Pielesiak (Poland) 3-2 * Defeated

Gilberto Sosa Gilberto Sosa (born 23 September 1960 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former boxer who competed in the men's light flyweight division. He represented his native country at the 1979 Pan American Games, where he captured the bronze medal; at the 19 ...

(Mexico) 3-2 * Defeated

Dumitru Şchiopu Dumitru is a Romanian surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include: *Alina Alexandra Dumitru (born 1982), Romanian judoka * Alexe Dumitru (1935–1971), Romanian sprint canoer *Ion Dumitru (born 1950), Romanian footballer *Nicola ...

(Romania) 4-1 * Lost to Shamil Sabirov (Soviet Union) 0-5

References

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