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'''Wessam Salamana''' ({{lang-ar|وسام سلامانا}}) is a Syrian boxer who competes as a [[bantamweight]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiaboxing.org/en/biographies.html?bokser=677|title=WESSAM SALAMANA|publisher=Asian Boxing Confederation|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] he was defeated in the heats of the [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight|Men's bantamweight]] by [[Kanat Abutalipov]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/athletes/_/id/38373/wessam-salamana|title=Wessam Salamana|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref>
'''Wessam Salamana''' ({{lang-ar|وسام سلامانا}}) is a Syrian boxer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiaboxing.org/en/biographies.html?bokser=677|title=WESSAM SALAMANA|publisher=Asian Boxing Confederation|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> He is a two-time Olympic qualifier. At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], he was defeated in his first bout in the [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight| bantamweight]] competition by [[Kanat Abutalipov]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/athletes/_/id/38373/wessam-salamana|title=Wessam Salamana|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref>

Salamana left war-torn Syria for [[Germany]] in 2015 with his wife and children.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Olympics.com |title=IN THE BLUE CORNER: WESSAM SALAMANA IS FIGHTING TO REPRESENT REFUGEES EVERYWHERE AT TOKYO 2020 |url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/wessam-salamana-fighting-represent-refugees-everywhere |website=Olympics.com |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> He eventually resumed his boxing training in [[Voelklingen]].

In June 2021, he was awarded qualification for the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]] as a member of the [[Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics| 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Olympics.com |title=Wessam Salamana, IOC Refugee Olympic Team boxer, bows out in Tokyo 2020 opener |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/wessam-salamana-ioc-refugee-olympic-team-boxer-bows-out-tokyo-2020 |website=Olympics.com |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 09:00, 23 May 2023

Wessam Salamana
Personal information
Born (1985-10-26) October 26, 1985 (age 38)
Al-Mushrifah, Syria[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country Syria
SportBoxing
EventBantamweight
Updated on 29 July 2012.

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Wessam Slamana Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "WESSAM SALAMANA". Asian Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Wessam Salamana". ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  4. ^ Olympics.com. "IN THE BLUE CORNER: WESSAM SALAMANA IS FIGHTING TO REPRESENT REFUGEES EVERYWHERE AT TOKYO 2020". Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ 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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