Chang Yuan Explained
Chang Yuan |
Weight Class: | Flyweight |
Height: | 165 cm |
Nationality: | Chinese |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1997 |
Birth Place: | Shijiazhuang, Hebei |
Boxrec: | 866650 |
Total: | 52 |
Wins: | 40 |
Ko: | 2 |
Losses: | 12 |
Stance: | Southpaw |
Chang Yuan is a Chinese amateur boxer. On 8 August 2024, she defeated Turkish boxer Hatice Akbaş by 5-0 to win the gold medal in women's 54 kg boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, thus becoming the first ever Chinese female boxer to win a gold medal at any Olympics.[1]
She also won the gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.[2] [3] [4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Paris 2024 Boxing: All Results, as Chang Yuan claims gold medal in Women's 54KG Weight Class. 8 August 2024.
- Web site: Boxer CHANG Yuan: Aiming high for Tokyo . Olympics . 21 April 2021 . 23 July 2021 . 23 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723172526/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/chang-yuan-aims-high-for-tokyo-debut . dead .
- Web site: Chang Yuan . Olympics . 23 July 2021 . 23 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723174912/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1306064-chang-yuan.htm . dead .
- Web site: North Korea's Pang snatches gold from China in Asiad boxing rematch . France 24 . 4 Oct 2023 . 7 Oct 2023.