Lee Ok-sung

Lee Ok-sung, South Korean boxer

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Born: February 7, 1981
Age in 2026: 45
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1981

About Lee Ok-sung

Lee Ok-Sung is a South Korean amateur boxer best known for winning the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the men's flyweight division. In the first round of the 2008 Olympic Games Lee reached the second round. 2005 World Championships 2008 Summer Olympics Profile Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Ok-sung". Lee Ok-Sung (born February 7, 1981, in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean amateur boxer best known for winning the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the men's flyweight division. He became the first South Korean amateur boxer to win a gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships since 1986 when Moon Sung-Kil won the gold in Reno, United States.

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Lee Ok-sung timeline

1981Lee Ok-Sung (born February 7, 1981, in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea) is a South Korean amateur boxer best known for winning the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the men's flyweight division.
1986He became the first South Korean amateur boxer to win a gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships since 1986 when Moon Sung-Kil won the gold in Reno, United States.
2008In the first round of the 2008 Olympic Games Lee reached the second round. 2005 World Championships 2008 Summer Olympics Profile Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Ok-sung".

The world when Lee Ok-sung was born

Lee Ok-sung was born in 1981. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1981

#1 song"Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes
Top movieChariots of Fire
Top TV showDallas
Best-selling bookThe Hotel New Hampshire – John Irving

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns
Top headlineMTV launches
Technology milestoneIBM launches the PC
Defining fadPac-Man fever
Notable inventionIBM PC (personal computer)
World population4.53 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population229.5M

1981 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lee Ok-sung's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1981	2026
Gas	$1.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$68,900	$435,000
Average income	$22,388	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.78	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.18	$0.73
Population	229.5M	341 million

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