| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Born | 3 March 1967 Mehrabad Alamdar Road, Quetta, Pakistan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Medal record | |
Asghar Ali Changezi [1] (born 3 March 1967) is a Pakistani professional Olympian boxer. Changezi participation in 34 National Games and is a National and International Gold medalist (Boxing).
Changezi was born on 3 March 1967, in Mehrabad, Alamdar Road, a Hazara ethnic neighborhood in the southwestern city of Quetta, Pakistan.
He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [2]
Summary of his achievements are as per below:
1- Asian Gold medal won 1992 in Bangkok
2- Participate Barcelona olympics1992 Barcelona (Spain) with ranking of world no. (8)
3- Four times won Gold medals in SAF games in the years 1984 (Nepal) 1989 (Islamabad) 1991 (Colombians) 1993 Dhaka (Bangladesh)and record of hatric winner
4- Two times won Gold medals in k•E•S•E International competitions in 1990 (Karachi) and 1993 (Karachi)
5- Won Gold medal in P•S•B International Boxing tournament 1989 (Islamabad)
6- PAK-IRAN Boxing tournament and won Gold medal (1991) (Karachi)
7- 28 times represented country from 1983-1996 in international competitions
8- Remained Captain of Pakistan Boxing team from 1993 to 1996
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