Kim Won-il (boxer)

{{Short description|South Korean boxer (born 1982)}}

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| fullname = 김원일

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| nationality = {{KOR}}

| weight class = Bantamweight

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|1|3}}

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| height = {{height|m=1.65|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2002 Busan | Bantamweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalBronze| 2004 Puerto Princesa | Bantamweight}}

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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).

References

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  • [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AsianGames2002.html 2002]
  • {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-won-il-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234638/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-won-il-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Kim Won-il}}

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Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Bantamweight boxers

Category:Olympic boxers for South Korea

Category:Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Asian Games medalists in boxing

Category:Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games

Category:South Korean male boxers

Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea

Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games

Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen

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