Mehmet Tursun Chong (Uyghur: مەمەتتۇرسۇن چوڭ, romanizedMemet 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 (age 36)
Kashgar, Xinjiang
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Welterweight
ClubChinese Vanguard Sports Association
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  China
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Welterweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Incheon Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok Welterweight

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

References edit

  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.