Chen Nien-chin
Chen at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityTaiwanese
Born (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubHsinchu[2]
Coached byCarlos Fuentes Villanueva
Zhang Chuanliang[2]
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Chinese Taipei
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 New Delhi Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Astana Middleweight
Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Middleweight
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Welterweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Amman Light middleweight
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bangkok Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ho Chi Minh City Middleweight

Chen Nien-chin (Chinese: 陳念琴; born 10 May 1997) is a Taiwanese middleweight boxer. In 2016, she won a bronze medal at the world championships, but was eliminated in her first bout at the Rio Olympics.[1] She is a native of Hualien County.[3] Chen is of Taiwanese aborigines descent,[4] with one parent being Amis and the other being Bunun.[5]

Boxing career

Chen represented her nation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Welterweight category and reached the quarterfinals. On 30 July 2021, she lost to Lovlina Borgohain of India and failed to ensure a medal.[6] She earned a gold medal at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nien-Chin Chen". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b Nien-Chin Chen Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ Lung, Po-an; Ko, Lin (9 March 2020). "Taiwanese boxer secures ticket to Tokyo Olympics in Amman qualifier". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. ^ "里約奧運》中華點將錄-陳念琴與賴主恩拳進巴西" (in Chinese). China Times. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ "拳擊場傳捷報！陳念琴奪下奧運門票" (in Chinese). 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ^ Lovelina Borgohain assured of Olympic boxing medal after reaching semifinals sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021
  7. ^ Lung, Po-an; Lo, James (9 April 2022). "Chen Nien-chin wins welterweight gold at Thailand Open boxing tourney". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

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