Đỗ Tiến Tuấn (3 September 1967 – 2020) was a Vietnamese boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1999, while in prison for theft, he murdered two other prisoners and was sentenced to life imprisonment.[3] He continued fighting prisoners and was beaten to death in 2020 during one altercation.[3]
 Đỗ Tiến Tuấn in the 1980s during boxing training in Haiphong | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Born | 3 September 1967 Haiphong, North Vietnam |
| Died | 2020 (aged 53)[1] Haiphong, Vietnam |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
References
edit- ^ Triệu, Mẫn (3 April 2020). "Số phận bi thảm của võ sĩ Boxing Việt Nam đầu tiên dự Olympic". THỂ THAO 247. Retrieved 21 June 2023. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Đỗ Tiến Tuấn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Số phận bi thảm của võ sĩ quyền Anh Việt Nam đầu tiên dự Olympic". Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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