Gankhuyagiin Gan-Erdene

Gankhuyagiin Gan-Erdene (born 29 March 1993)[1] is a Mongolian boxer who has qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

At the 2015 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, he won a bronze medal, losing to Rogen Ladon of the Philippines in the semifinals after wins against Ham Jong Hyok of North Korea in the quarterfinals and Kim Won Ho of South Korea in the first preliminary round.[1]

In April 2016 he defeated 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Devendro Singh Laishram of India in the third place bout at AIBA Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event, held in Qian’an, China to qualify for the Olympic men's light flyweight.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gankhuyagiin Gan-Erdene – 49KG". AIBA. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Morgan, Liam. "Mongolian stuns Commonwealth Games silver medallist to secure Rio 2016 boxing spot". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2016.


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