Shin Jong-hun

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

Shin Jong-hun
Personal information
Born (1989-05-05) May 5, 1989
Seoul, South Korea[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationSin Jong-hun
McCune–ReischauerSin Chonghun
Sport
Country South Korea
SportBoxing
Event(s)Light flyweight
Coached byLee Seungbae
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place Baku 2011 Light Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place Milan 2009 Light Flyweight
Updated on 29 July 2012.

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.

Results

2009 World Championships

Event Round Result Opponent Score
Light Flyweight First bye
Second Win Chinese Taipei Lu Chia Lun 9-1
Third Win Uganda Ronald Serugo 17-3
Quarterfinal Win Cuba Daniel Matellon Ramos 14-5
Semifinal Loss Russia David Ayrapetyan 1-9

References

  1. Olympedia: Sin Jong-Hun
  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.


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