Baik Hyun-man

Baik Hyun -Man ( born 27 January 1964 ) is a former South Korean heavyweight boxer. Baik was a two-time winner of the Asian Games and silver medalist of the Olympic Games 1988.

Career

In 1985, Baik for the first time at the Asian Championships and won the gold medal in the Super Heavyweight ( 91 kg ). The following year he won the Asian Games. At the World Championships 1986 Baik difference in the preliminary round against Alex Garcia, USA (RSC 2 ), from.

In 1987 Baik at the Asian Championships in the heavyweight ( 91kg - ) and won the gold medal. With this title he also qualified for the 1988 Olympics in his own country where he with wins over Zeljko Mavrovic, Yugoslavia (5-0 ), Maik Heydeck, DDR (RSC 1 ), and Andrzej Gołota, Poland ( RSC 2 ), surprisingly reached the final, which he, however, against Ray Mercer, United States ( KO 1 ), lost and thus won the Olympic silver medal.

At the Asian Games in 1990 Baik was as early as 1986 win the title and then retired from active competition.

• Boxer ( South Korea)
• Olympian (South Korea)
• Born in 1964
• Man
• South Koreans