Hong Sung-sik

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Olympic medal record
Men's boxing
Representing South Korea
	1992 Barcelona	Lightweight

Hong Sung-Sik (Hangul: 홍성식, Hanja: 洪性湜) (born November 13, 1967 in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do) is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.

Career

Hong won a bronze medal in the men's Lightweight (60 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He defeated future WBO lightweight champion Artur Grigorian 9-3 in Round of 16, but was edged out 11-10 by Oscar De La Hoya in the semifinal bout.

Hong retired from boxing after winning gold at the 1993 East Asian Games. He is currently serving as a junior high school physical education teacher in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do.

Results

1990 Boxing World Cup

Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Lightweight	First	Win	Laszlo Szuecs	19-11
	Quarterfinal	Win	Bakyt Amanbayev	13-11
	Semifinal	Loss	Julio Gonzalez	RSC 1
	3rd Place	Win	Kamel Marjouane	pts

1992 Summer Olympics

Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Lightweight	First	Win	Yun Yong-Chol	11-2
	Second	Win	Artur Grigorian	9-3
	Quarterfinal	Win	Ronald Chavez	KO 1
	Semifinal	Loss	Oscar De La Hoya	10-11

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