Kim Won-il (boxer)

Kim Won-il
Personal information
Full name 김원일
Nationality  South Korea
Born (1982-01-03) January 3, 1982
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Bantamweight
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Won-il (born January 3, 1982) is a South Korean boxer best known to win 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).

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