Bong Chang-won
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| Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1938 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 봉창원 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 奉昶元 | ||||||||||||||
| RR | Bong Changwon | ||||||||||||||
| MR | Pong Ch'angwŏn | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bong Chang-won, also written as Bong Ug-won and Bong Uk-won (Korean: 봉창원; born 19 February 1938) is a South Korean former wrestler.
He won the bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo in the freestyle lightweight event.[1]
In 1959, Bong was in military service with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. He participated in the South Korean qualifying tournament for the 1959 World Wrestling Championships, but lost by decision to Cheon Dong-mun[a] of the Republic of Korea Army.[2]
He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]
By 1961, he was attending Kyung Hee University. He came in first place in the lightweight category in the South Korean qualifying tournament for the 1961 World Wrestling Championships, defeating his classmate Hwang Yong-deuk[b] and Gukhak University[c] student Kim Ik-jong.[4]
He continued wrestling, and finished in sixth place at the 1962 Asian Games in the freestyle 70 kg event.
Notes
- ↑ 천동문; 千東文
- ↑ 황룡득; 黃龍得
- ↑ A predecessor school of Woosuk University, which was merged into Korea University in 1971
References
- ↑ "Bong Uk-Won". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ 一次選拔續開世界레스링派遣 [First qualifying tournament for World Wrestling Championships continues]. The Dong-A Ilbo. 17 July 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2020 – via Naver News Library.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bong Ug-won Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ↑ "『레스링』選拔戰績世界大會파견選手" [Wrestling: Results of athletes chosen for World Wrestling Championships]. The Dong-A Ilbo. 18 April 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
External links
- Bong Ug-won at Olympedia
- Bong Ug-won at InterSportStats
- 1938 births
- Living people
- South Korean male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for South Korea
- Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Sport wrestlers from Seoul
- Wrestlers at the 1958 Asian Games
- Wrestlers at the 1962 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- Kyung Hee University alumni
- 20th-century South Korean sportsmen
- 21st-century South Korean people
- Asian Games bronze medalists in wrestling
- Freestyle wrestlers