Song Sung-il
Personal information
Born(1969-08-08)8 August 1969
Gwacheon, South Korea
Died29 January 1995(1995-01-29) (aged 25)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+12 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportWrestling
Medal record
Song Sung-il
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Hiroshima100 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 Tehran100 kg
Gold medal – first place1993 Hiroshima100 kg

Song Sung Il (8 August 1969 29 January 1995) was a Korean Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He was born in Gwacheon, South Korea.

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

He died of stomach cancer in Seoul on 29 January 1995, aged 25.[2]

References

  1. Sports Reference: Song Sung Il (c. 2010); retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. "레슬링선수 宋聖一씨 사망". Yonhap. Naver. 29 January 1995. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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