Shin Jong-hun

Korean spelling
Hangeul	신종훈
Revised Romanization	Sin Jong-hun
McCune- Reischauer	Sin Chonghun
See also : Korean name

Shin Jong-hun (born May 5, 1989 ) is a South Korean light flyweight boxer .

Career

Shin won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Boxing Championships when he first took part in an international competition , beating Cuban champion Daniel Matellon Ramos in the quarterfinals . At the 2010 Asian Games, Shin did not get beyond the quarterfinals, which he lost to Birschan Schaqypow , Kazakhstan (17: 3).

In 2011 Shin became Asian champion with a final victory over the Indian Amandeep Singh and only had to admit defeat to the Chinese Zou Shiming in the final of the World Championships . With this success he qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games . Here he was eliminated in the first fight against Alexandar Alexandrow , Bulgaria (15:14).

At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon , Shin won the gold medal with a final victory over Shagypov (3-0).

Results

World Boxing Championship 2009

class	round	Result	opponent	Points
Light flyweight	1/32	bye
	1/16	victory	Chinese Taipei Lu Chia Lun	9-1
	1/8	victory	Uganda Ronald Serugo	17-3
	Quarter finals	victory	Cuba Daniel Matellon Ramos	14-5
	Semifinals	defeat	Russia David Ayrapetyan	1-9

World Boxing Championship 2011

class	round	Result	opponent	Points
Light flyweight	1/32	bye
	1/16	victory	Uganda Roland Serugo	22-14
	1/8	victory	France Jérémy Beccu	22-10
	Quarter finals	victory	India Laishram Devender Singh	28-16
	Semifinals	victory	Russia David Ayrapetyan	15-8
	final	defeat	People's Republic of China Zhou Shiming	11-20

Olympic Games 2012

class	round	Result	opponent	Points
Light flyweight	1/16	bye
	1/8	defeat	Bulgaria Alexandar Alexandrov	14-15

Web links

• WorldChamps2009
• The-Sports.org

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Shin is the family name here, Jong-hun is the first name.