Hong Sung-sik

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

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

Hong Sung-Sik (Korean: 홍성식; Hanja: 洪性湜; RR: Hong Seong-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 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

External links

• sports-reference