Kim Won-il (boxer)

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Kim Won-il
Personal information
Full name김원일
NationalityFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Born (1982-01-03) January 3, 1982 (age 43)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Bantamweight
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Busan Bantamweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Puerto Princesa Bantamweight

Kim Won-il (born January 3, 1982) is a South Korean boxer best known for winning the gold medal in the men's bantamweight division at the Asian Games 2002.

In 2002 he bested Abdusalom Khasanov and Bekzod Khidirov in the final.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics he lost his first match to eventual Thai runner up Worapoj Petchkoom.

At the 2005 World Championships he competed in the featherweight division, and lost his first bout to Dmytro Bulenkov (Ukraine).

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