Shin Jong-hun

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Shin Jong-hun
Personal information
NationalityKorean
Born (1989-05-05) May 5, 1989 (age 36)
Seoul, South Korea [1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Korean name
Hangul
신종훈
RR Sin Jonghun
MR Sin Chonghun
Sport
CountryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
SportBoxing
EventLight flyweight
Coached byLee Seungbae
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Baku 2011 Light Flyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Milan 2009 Light Flyweight
Updated on 29 July 2012

Shin Jong-hun (born May 5, 1989, Seoul) is a South Korean light flyweight amateur boxer. [2]

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Career

Shin won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, which was his first international competition, defeating Cuban champion Daniel Matellon Ramos in the quarterfinals.

At the 2010 Asian Games he lost early 3:17 to Birzhan Zhakypov.

At 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he came back strong, however, to win silver, losing the final to superstar Zou Shiming. He hereby qualified for the Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost his opening match to Aleksandar Aleksandrov. [2]

Shin is currently boxing for the Seoul Metropolitan Government Boxing Club.[ when? ]

Results

2009 World Championships

EventRoundResultOpponentScore
Light Flyweight Firstbye
SecondWin Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Chia Lun 9-1
ThirdWin Flag of Uganda.svg Ronald Serugo 17-3
QuarterfinalWin Flag of Cuba.svg Daniel Matellon Ramos 14-5
SemifinalLoss Flag of Russia.svg David Ayrapetyan 1-9

References

  1. Olympedia: Sin Jong-Hun
  2. 1 2 "Sin Jong-Hun Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-02-24.