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Song Soon-chun
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Song Soon-chun
Song Soon-chun
Born	15 January 1934; Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan; (now Seoul, South Korea)
Died	15 October 2019 (aged 85)
Nationality	South Korean
Occupation	Boxer

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Song Soon-Chun (Korean: 송순천; Hanja: 宋順天; 15 January 1934 – 15 October 2019)^[1] was a South Korean amateur boxer who won a silver medal at 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Career

Song was born in Seoul and competed for South Korea in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia. In the bantamweight boxing event, he captured the silver medal. His silver medal was South Korea's first silver medal at the Olympic Games.

Song participated in the Olympics one more time in 1960, moving up in weight to featherweight, but was eliminated in the second round by eventual gold medalist Francesco Musso of Italy.

1956 Olympic results

Below are the bouts of Song Soon-Chun, who competed for South Korea as a bantamweight in the 1956 Olympic boxing tournament in Melbourne, Australia:

1st Round: defeated Alberto Adela (Philippines) on points
Round of 16: defeated Robert Bath (Australia) on points
Quarterfinal: defeated Carmelo Tomaselli (Argentina) on points
Semifinal: defeated Claudio Barrientos (Chile) on points
Final: lost to Wolfgang Behrendt (Germany) on points; was awarded silver medal

Post competitive sports career

After receiving his PhD, Song served as a full professor at Yong-In University for 22 years. He was the leader of the Korean Olympian Association, which consisted of the corps of South Korea's Olympic medalists.

Results

1956 Olympic Games
Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Bantamweight	First	Win	Alberto Adela	pts
	Second	Win	Robert Bath	pts
	Quarterfinal	Win	Carmelo Tomaselli	pts
	Semifinal	Win	Claudio Barrientos	pts
	Final	Loss	Wolfgang Behrendt	2-3

1960 Olympic Games
Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Featherweight	First	Win	Joseph Okezie	3-2
Featherweight	Second	Loss	Francesco Musso	0-5

References

^ [1] (in Korean)

External links

Sports-reference

[1] [1] (in Korean)

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+{{Short description|South Korean boxer (1934–2019)}}
+{{family name hatnote|[[Song (Korean name)|Song]]||lang=Korean}}
+{{Infobox person
+|birth_date={{Birth date|1934|01|15|df=yes}}
+|birth_place=[[Keijō]], [[Keiki-dō]], [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea, Empire of Japan]]<br /><small>(now Seoul, [[South Korea]])</small>
+|death_date={{Death date and age|2019|10|15|1934|01|15|df=yes}}
+|nationality=South Korean
+|occupation=Boxer
+|module=}}
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+{{MedalCountry |  {{Flag|South Korea|1949}} }}
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-{{MedalSilver | [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] | [[Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Bantamweight]]}}
+{{MedalSilver | [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] | [[Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight|Bantamweight]]}}
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 {{MedalBronze | [[1958 Asian Games|Tokyo 1958]] | Featherweight }}
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-''' Song Soon-Chun''' ([[Hangul]]: 송순천, [[Hanja]]: 宋順天) (born 15 January 1934 in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]) is a former [[Amateur boxing|amateur boxer]] from  [[South Korea]].
+''' Song Soon-Chun''' ({{Korean|hangul=송순천|hanja=宋順天}}; 15 January 1934 &ndash; 15 October 2019)<ref>[https://www.hankyung.com/sports/amp/201910156020Y] {{in lang|ko}}</ref> was a South Korean [[Amateur boxing|amateur boxer]] who won a silver medal at [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne, Australia]].
 ==Career==
+Song was born in [[Seoul]] and competed for South Korea in the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. In the [[bantamweight]] boxing event, he captured the silver medal. His silver medal was South Korea's first silver medal at the Olympic Games.
-Song competed for South Korea in the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. In the [[bantamweight]] boxing event, he captured the silver medal. His silver medal was South Korea's first silver medal at the Olympic Games.
 Song participated in the Olympics one more time in 1960, moving up in weight to [[featherweight]], but was eliminated in the second round by eventual gold medalist [[Francesco Musso]] of [[Italy]].
+===1956 Olympic results===
-==Post career==
+Below are the bouts of Song Soon-Chun, who competed for South Korea as a bantamweight in the 1956 Olympic boxing tournament in Melbourne, Australia:
-After receiving his [[PhD]], Song served as a full professor at [[Yong-In University]] for 22 years. He is currently the leader of the Korean Olympian Association, which was made up of the South Korean Olympic medalists.
+* 1st Round: defeated Alberto Adela (Philippines) on points
+* Round of 16: defeated Robert Bath (Australia) on points
+* Quarterfinal: defeated Carmelo Tomaselli (Argentina) on points
+* Semifinal: defeated Claudio Barrientos (Chile) on points
+* Final: lost to Wolfgang Behrendt (Germany) on points; was awarded silver medal
+===Post competitive sports career===
+After receiving his [[PhD]], Song served as a full professor at [[Yong-In University]] for 22 years. He was the leader of the Korean Olympian Association, which consisted of the corps of South Korea's Olympic medalists.
 ==Results==
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+|align='left'|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Alberto Adela]]
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-|align='left'|{{flagicon|GER|EUA}} [[Wolfgang Behrendt]]
+|align='left'|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Wolfgang Behrendt]]
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 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/song-sun-cheon-1.html Sports-reference]
+==External links==
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417084718/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/song-sun-cheon-1.html Sports-reference]
+{{Authority control}}
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-[[Category:Sportspeople from Seoul]]
+[[Category:Boxers from Seoul]]
-[[Category:South Korean boxers]]
+[[Category:Olympic boxers for South Korea]]
-[[Category:Olympic boxers of South Korea]]
 [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for South Korea]]
 [[Category:Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:2019 deaths]]
 [[Category:Olympic medalists in boxing]]
 [[Category:Asian Games medalists in boxing]]
 [[Category:Boxers at the 1958 Asian Games]]
-[[Category:Male boxers]]
+[[Category:South Korean male boxers]]
-{{SouthKorea-Olympic-medalist-stub}}
-{{Korea-boxing-bio-stub}}
 [[Category:Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Bantamweight boxers]]
+[[Category:20th-century South Korean sportsmen]]