Wessam Salamana (Arabic: وسام سلامانا) is a Syrian boxer.[2] He is a two-time Olympic qualifier. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in his first bout in the bantamweight competition by Kanat Abutalipov.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1985 Al-Mushrifah, Syria[1] |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Event | Bantamweight |
| Updated on 29 July 2012. | |
Salamana left war-torn Syria for Germany in 2015 with his wife and children.[4] He eventually resumed his boxing training in Voelklingen.
In June 2021, he was awarded qualification for the Tokyo Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. He fought in the lightweight division after the elimination of the Olympic men's bantamweight division. Salamana lost his opening bout to Brazil's Wanderson de Oliveira by unanimous decision.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Wessam Slamana Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "WESSAM SALAMANA". Asian Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Wessam Salamana". ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Olympics.com. "IN THE BLUE CORNER: WESSAM SALAMANA IS FIGHTING TO REPRESENT REFUGEES EVERYWHERE AT TOKYO 2020". Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Olympics.com. "Wessam Salamana, IOC Refugee Olympic Team boxer, bows out in Tokyo 2020 opener". Olympics.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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