Ren Cancan

Ren Cancan (Chinese: 任灿灿; pinyin: Rén Càncàn; born April 26, 1986, in Jining, Shandong[1]) is a female Chinese boxer who has won three world championships.[2] She took up boxing in 2002 and won the silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Women's Boxing – Flyweight Division as southpaw, she is also a bronze medalist of women's 51 kg title at 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She lost in both of her Olympic Games to the double-champion Nicola Adams.

Ren Cancan
Nicola Adams v Ren Cancan (in red) at the 2012 Olympics
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality China
Born (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986
Jining, Shandong
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Flyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ningbo Light bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bridgetown Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2012 Qinhuangdao Flyweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wulanchabu Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2008 Guwahati Light bantamweight
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ulaanbaatar Flyweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Flyweight
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ren.

Her official birthdate is January 26, 1988, as registered with the international boxing association, but she told Reuters in Chinese through a translator, that her actual birthdate is April 26, 1986.[1] January 26, 1988, is nine months after April 26, 1987, of the prior year, and East Asian age reckoning often used conception date for girls in the past, but that does not explain the extra year discrepancy coming from the translator.

See also

References
  1. "Age fabrication still a problem for Chinese athletes". Reuters. July 13, 2012. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. "Ren Cancan biography". International Boxing Association. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.


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