O Song-chol

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O Song-chol
Personal information
NationalityNorth Korean
Born (1970-08-24) 24 August 1970 (age 52)
North Korea
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Korean name
Hangul
오성철
Revised Romanization O Seongcheol
McCune–Reischauer O Sŏngch'ŏl
Sport
CountryFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Sport Boxing
Medal record

O Song-chol is a North Korean Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout against Anicet Rasoanaivo, and then lost his second bout to Daniel Petrov. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "O Chong-Chol [sic] Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "南北 격투기감독 페어플레이 다짐". Kyunghyang Shinmun . 24 July 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 28 July 2022 via Naver News Library.