Kim Jae-kyung (boxer)

Kim Jae-kyung

Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1969-10-25) 25 October 1969 (age 56)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing   South Korea Asian Amateur Boxing Championships 1992 Bangkok Light-welterweight

Kim Jae-kyung (born 25 October 1969) is a South Korean former boxer. He qualified to compete in the men's light-welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics when he reached the semi-finals in the same weight category at the 1992 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. ^[1] Kim went on to win the gold medal at the event in Bangkok, Thailand. ^[2] Despite high hopes among the Korean media for his chances at the Olympics in Barcelona, ^[3] he lost his first round bout against Andreas Zülow of Germany. ^[4]

References

1. "김재경 "바르셀로나로" [Kim Jae-kyung "To Barcelona"]". The JoongAng (in Korean).
2. "16.Asian Championships, Bangkok, Thailand, February 26 - March 4, 1992". Boxing Strefa.
3. "(9) 복싱 박덕규·김재경 정상급 기량"든든" [(9) Boxing Park Deok-gyu and Kim Jae-kyung's top-level skills are "reliable"]". The JoongAng (in Korean).
4. "올림픽 복싱 - 김재경, 라이트웰터급 1회전 탈락 [Olympic Boxing - Kim Jae-kyung, Light Welterweight, First-Round Elimination]". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean).