Maimaitituersun Qiong

Mehmet Tursun Chong (Uyghur: مەمەتتۇرسۇن چوڭ, ULY: Memet Tursun Chong ; Chinese: 琼·麦麦提图尔孙; pinyin: Qióng Màimàitítúěrsūn; born January 13, 1988 in Kashgar, Xinjiang) is a Chinese amateur boxer, who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in his native country at Light welterweight. He lost his opening match to Gennady Kovalev of Russia on a 15-8 decision. Qiong is an ethnic Uyghur.[1]

Mehmet Tursun Chong
(Pinyin: Qióng Mài Màitítúěrsūn)
Personal information
Full nameMehmet Tursun Chong (Chinese: 琼·麦麦提图尔孙)
Nationality China
Born (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988
Kashgar, Xinjiang
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Welterweight
ClubChinese Vanguard Sports Association

He has qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London at welterweight. He again lost in the first round, to another Russian boxer, Andrey Zamkovoy.[2]

References

  1. "BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Uighur boxer seeking Olympic glory". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  2. "Andrey Zamkovoy Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-06-22.


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