Song Sung Il (8 August 1969 – 29 January 1995) was a South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He was born in Gwacheon, South Korea.
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Born | Gwacheon, South Korea | 8 August 1969||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 January 1995 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 25)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Gwacheon, South Korea, he won a gold medal at 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima. He also competed in 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona.
Death
editHe died of stomach cancer in Seoul on 29 January 1995, aged 25.[2]
References
edit- ^ Sports Reference: Song Sung Il (c. 2010); retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "레슬링선수 宋聖一씨 사망". Yonhap News Agency. Naver. 29 January 1995. Retrieved 10 August 2016.