Song Soon-Chun (Korean: 송순천; Hanja: 宋順天; 15 January 1934 – 15 October 2019)[1] was a South Korean amateur boxer who won a silver medal at 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Song Soon-chun | |
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| Born | 15 January 1934 |
| Died | 15 October 2019 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing  South Korea
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Melbourne | Bantamweight |
| Asian Games | ||
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Tokyo 1958 | Featherweight |
Career edit
Song was born in Seoul and competed for South Korea in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia. In the bantamweight boxing event, he captured the silver medal. His silver medal was South Korea's first silver medal at the Olympic Games.
Song participated in the Olympics one more time in 1960, moving up in weight to featherweight, but was eliminated in the second round by eventual gold medalist Francesco Musso of Italy.
1956 Olympic results edit
Below are the bouts of Song Soon-Chun, who competed for South Korea as a bantamweight in the 1956 Olympic boxing tournament in Melbourne, Australia:
- 1st Round: defeated Alberto Adela (Philippines) on points
- Round of 16: defeated Robert Bath (Australia) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Carmelo Tomaselli (Argentina) on points
- Semifinal: defeated Claudio Barrientos (Chile) on points
- Final: lost to Wolfgang Behrendt (Germany) on points; was awarded silver medal
Post competitive sports career edit
After receiving his PhD, Song served as a full professor at Yong-In University for 22 years. He was the leader of the Korean Olympian Association, which consisted of the corps of South Korea's Olympic medalists.
Results edit
| 1956 Olympic Games | ||||
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| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
| Bantamweight | First | Win |  Alberto Adela
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pts |
| Second | Win |  Robert Bath
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pts | |
| Quarterfinal | Win |  Carmelo Tomaselli
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pts | |
| Semifinal | Win |  Claudio Barrientos
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pts | |
| Final | Loss |  Wolfgang Behrendt
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2-3 | |
| 1960 Olympic Games | ||||
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| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
| Featherweight | First | Win |  Joseph Okezie
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3-2 |
| Second | Loss |  Francesco Musso
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0-5 | |