Heo Yong-mo
South Korean boxer (1965–2019)
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Heo Yong-Mo (April 21, 1965 – March 9, 2019) was a South Korean amateur boxer.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  South Korea | ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| World Amateur Championships | ||
 | 1982 Munich | Light Flyweight |
| Asian Games | ||
 | 1982 New Delhi | Light Flyweight |
| Asian Amateur Championships | ||
| 1982 Seoul | Light Flyweight |
| 1987 Kuwait | Bantamweight |
Career
He won a Light Flyweight bronze medal at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
Heo captured a Flyweight silver medal in the 1983 Boxing World Cup in Rome, Italy, beating Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech by unanimous decision in the semifinals.
Next year, Heo participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics. However, he, in a major upset, lost to Eyüp Can of Turkey by split decision in the quarterfinals.
Heo served as a middle school teacher in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do.
Results
| 1981 Boxing World Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
| Light Flyweight | Quarterfinal | bye | ||
| Semifinal | Win |  Gil Jamile |
5–0 | |
| Final | Loss |  Ismail Mustafov |
0–5 | |
| 1982 World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
| Light Flyweight | First | bye | ||
| Second | Win |  Sandu Petrescu |
5–0 | |
| Quarterfinal | Win |  Ibrahim Bilali |
4–1 | |
| Semifinal | Loss | Ismail Mustafov |
1–4 | |
| 1983 Boxing World Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
| Flyweight | Quarterfinal | Win | Ibrahim Bilali |
RSC 1 |
| Semifinal | Win |  Jeff Fenech |
5–0 | |
| Final | Loss |  Pedro Orlando Reyes |
1–4 | |
| 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
| Flyweight | First | Win |  Fayek Gobran |
RSC 1 |
| Second | Win | Efreen Tabanas |
4–1 | |
| Quarterfinal | Loss |  Eyüp Can |
1–4 | |
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heo Yeong-Mo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
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