Ku Yong-jo
North Korean boxer
구영조
- Born
- 17 July 1955, Hamhung
- Died
- March 2001
- Citizenship
- North Korea
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- featherweight, bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer Charles Mooney. In 1980, he competed in the featherweight division and, after receiving a first-round bye, lost his first bout to Krzysztof Kosedowski of Poland.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 Asian Games | 1974 | |
| 1976 Summer Olympics | 1976 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3118665 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.