Li Qian (boxer)

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Li Qian
Statistics
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
NationalityChinese
Born (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 31)
Henan, China

Li Qian (Chinese: 李倩; pinyin: Lǐ Qiàn; born 6 June 1990) is a Chinese boxer. She won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal in the same event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career[]

Li was born in Henan. She and her parents moved to Ordos, Inner Mongolia in 2001. While studying at the Inner Mongolia Vocational College of Physical Education, she played basketball. Her height and arm length drew the attention of Chinese boxing team coach Ha Dabater, who recommended her for the Inner Mongolian boxing team in 2007.[1][2] She won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3] She won a silver medal in the middleweight event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, losing to Lauren Price in the final.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ 期待里约 遗憾手大--记错失亚运金牌的女拳击手李倩 Archived 2 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine SINA.com 17 October 2014]
  2. ^ 后拳击手李倩:向奥运金牌发起冲击 Archived 25 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Chen Zi Gui news: 90; 内蒙古新闻网 Archived 28 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Qian Li". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Live Tokyo 2020, boxing live: GB's Lauren Price wins gold medal fight against Li Qian". Telegraph. 8 August 2021.

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