Chang Yuan is a Chinese amateur boxer. On 8 August 2024, she defeated Turkish boxer Hatice Akbaş by 5-0 to win the gold medal in women's 54 kg boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, thus becoming the first ever Chinese female boxer to win a gold medal at any Olympics.[2]
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| Born | 24 June 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She also won the gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Boxing record for Chang Yuan". BoxRec.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Boxing: All Results, as Chang Yuan claims gold medal in Women's 54KG Weight Class". 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Boxer CHANG Yuan: Aiming high for Tokyo". Olympics. 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Chang Yuan". Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "North Korea's Pang snatches gold from China in Asiad boxing rematch". France 24. 4 Oct 2023. Retrieved 7 Oct 2023.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Chang Yuan from BoxRec (registration required)
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