BOXER

Jee Yong-ju

1948 - 1985

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Jee Yong-Ju (Korean: 지용주; Hanja: 地龍珠; December 19, 1948 – August 25, 1985) was an amateur boxer from South Korea. He was born in Wonju, Gangwon-do, South Korea. He competed for South Korea in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light flyweight event where he finished in second place. On August 20, 1985, Jee was stabbed in the stomach by his neighbor after an altercation in his home town, Wonju, and died due to excessive bleeding five days later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jee Yong-ju is the 70th most popular boxer (up from 137th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 327th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Jee Yong-ju ranks 70 out of 496. Before him are Jersey Joe Walcott, Héctor Méndez, James J. Corbett, Julio César Chávez, Joe Bugner, and Buster Douglas. After him are José Nápoles, Oscar Casanovas, Carlo Orlandi, Roger Michelot, Carmelo Robledo, and Canelo Álvarez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jee Yong-ju ranks 374. Before him are Sitiveni Rabuka, David H. Levy, Charlie Scott, Talgat Tadzhuddin, Bernard-Marie Koltès, and Bernhard Russi. After him are Jean-Pierre Monseré, Joe Dallesandro, Anthony Andrews, Gabriele Seyfert, Marc Singer, and Philippe Sarde. Among people deceased in 1985, Jee Yong-ju ranks 148. Before him are Viorica Ursuleac, Julian Beck, Rudolf Burkert, Penn Nouth, Clarence Nash, and Josef Čtyřoký. After him are Dawn Addams, Aksel Airo, Carlos Spadaro, Sanjeev Kumar, Givi Javakhishvili, and Ladislav Ženíšek.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jee Yong-ju ranks 218 out of 1,128. Before him are Nam Sung-yong (1912), Gim Hongdo (1745), So Ji-sub (1977), Kim Boo-kyum (1958), Jun Ji-hyun (1981), and Im Yoon-ah (1990). After him are Park Seo-joon (1988), Kim Yoon-ok (1947), Myung Rye-hyun (1926), Jeong In-ji (1396), Bae Suzy (1994), and Sumi Jo (1962).

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Among BOXERS In South Korea

Among boxers born in South Korea, Jee Yong-ju ranks 2. Before him are Kim Duk-koo (1959). After him are Kim Kwang-sun (1964), Kim Jung-joo (1981), and Han Soon-chul (1984).

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