Hong Sung-Sik (, 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 Sung-sik

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.

Hong Sung-sik

Results

1990 Boxing World Cup

1992 Summer Olympics

External links

sports-reference

1967 births

Living people

Lightweight boxers

Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Olympic boxers for South Korea

Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea

Olympic medalists in boxing

Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games

South Korean male boxers

Asian Games competitors for South Korea

People from Gochang County

Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province

Hong Sung-sik