Jo Seok-hwan

Jo Seok- hwan (born 15 October 1979) is a former South Korean boxes. Jo was bronze medalist of the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist at the Asian Championships in 2004.

Career

Jo took in 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney in part, but lost in the Bantamweight (-54 kg) starting in the first fight against Alisher Rahimov, Uzbekistan (RSC 3 ), from. It was the same to him at the World Championships the following year. Here he was in the first round of Arlan Lerio, Philippines ( 13:7 ) conquered.

In 2002, Jo into the Featherweight ( -57 kg ) and peaked at the Asian Games quarter-final, which he lost to eventual silver medalist Galib Schafarow, Kazakhstan ( 26:21 ). In the Asian Championships in the same year he retired in the first fight against Kim Song - guk, North Korea, from. Things went better for Jo then for the first time at the 2003 World Championships, where he won the bronze medal. During the tournament, he suggested, inter alia, Alexei Tishchenko, Russia ( 40:8 ), and lost in the semifinals again against Schafarow. In the same year he also won the bronze medal at the once held Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad.

In 2004, Jo -won behind Schawarow the silver medal at the Asian Championships, which he also qualified for the Olympics in the same year. In these games, he erected after victories over Sedat Tasci, Turkey ( 37:28 ), Benoit Gaudet, Canada ( 28:16 ), and Viorel Simion, Romania ( 39:36 ), the semi-final, which he lost to eventual Olympic champion Tishchenko ( 45:25 ) and thus a bronze medal.

Jos last international championships were the Asian Games in 2006, where he was already in the first fight against Xie Longwang, China ( 32:15 ), was eliminated. In December 2008, he ended his career. He is currently assistant coach of the South Korean national team.

Swell

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• Boxer ( South Korea)
• Olympian (South Korea)
• Born in 1979
• Man
• South Koreans