Chang Kyou-chul

Chang Kyou-chul
Personal information
Born(1946-06-19)June 19, 1946
Seoul, South Korea[1]
DiedApril 19, 2000(2000-04-19) (aged 53)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico Bantamweight
Asian Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place Seoul 1965 Flyweight
Gold medal – first place Colombo 1967 Bantamweight
Korean name
Hangul
장규철
Hanja
張奎喆
Revised RomanizationJang Gyu-cheol
McCune–ReischauerChang Kyuch'ŏl
Legal name
Hangul
장순길
Hanja
張淳吉[2]
Revised RomanizationJang Sun-gil
McCune–ReischauerChang Sun'gil

Chang Kyou-chul (a.k.a. Chang Sun-gil; June 19, 1946 – April 19, 2000) was an Olympic boxing bronze medalist in South Korea. He renamed his name Kyou-chul to Sun-gil.[3]

  1. ^ Olympedia: Jang Sun-Gil
  2. ^ "張淳吉,2回戰에 밴텀級서判定勝" [Chang Sun-gil wins in bantamweight second round by decision]. Maeil Business Newspaper. 1968-10-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  3. ^ "스타플레이어는 改名을 좋아한다" [Star players like renaming their names]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 1974-03-13. Retrieved 2016-11-07.