Tsukimi Namiki (Japanese: 並木 月海. Namiki Tsukimi) is a Japanese amateur boxer. She won the bronze medal in the women's flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 17 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe began boxing in 2013. In 2015, she competed at the Balkan Women’s Youth Tournament, winning a gold medal, 2018 Republic of Kazakhstan President’s Cup, winning a gold medal, and 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, winning a bronze medal.[4]
She advanced through the Asia and Oceania tournament to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Tsukimi Namiki". Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Japanese boxer Tsukimi Namiki takes bronze in women's flyweight". Japan Times. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Olympics: Japan's Tsukimi Namiki secures women's flyweight boxing medal". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympians – Japan's Tsukimi Namiki defeated AIBA Women's World Champions in the recent three years". ASBCNEWS. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ "Tsukimi Namiki, Sena Irie become first Japanese female boxers to qualify for Olympics". The Japan Times. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Tsukimi Namiki from BoxRec (registration required)
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