Yushan Nijiati
Yushan Nijiati (Үсен Нижат born June 1, 1986) is a Chinese amateur boxer of Kazakh ancestry best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in the 201 lb/91 kg division.
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Full name | 玉山 尼加提 | ||||||||
Nationality | China | ||||||||
Born | Altay, Xinjiang | July 1, 1986||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||
Weight class | Heavyweight | ||||||||
Club | People's Liberation Army | ||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He lost to eventual winner Clemente Russo on points in the semifinal. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics in his native country at Heavyweight but lost his first bout to Oleksandr Usyk 3-24.
External links
- BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES CHINESE SPORTS DELEGATION ROSTER
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yushan Nijiati". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
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