About Jo Seok-Hwan
Born 1979. Jo Seok-Hwan is a South Korean boxer.
Jo Seok-Hwan (; born October 15, 1979) is a retired South Korean amateur boxer. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native East Asian country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Bantamweight (54 kg) division by Uzbekistan' Alisher Rahimov. Later Jo won the bronze medal in the Featherweight (57 kg) division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok.
He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won the bronze medal. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the silver medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. In the final he was defeated by Kazakhstan's Galib Jafarov.
In December 2008, Jo retired from boxing. He is currently serving as an assistant coach of the South Korea national boxing team.
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Who is Jo Seok-Hwan?
South Korean boxer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Jo Seok-Hwan was born on 15 October 1979 in South Korea.
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Jo Seok-Hwan is a boxer.
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Jo Seok-Hwan is South Korean.
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