Jonas Jonas
Born
Jonas Junias Jonas

(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30)
Swakopmund, Namibia
Statistics
Weight classLight welterweight
Weight(s)64 kg (141 lb)
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Namibia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Light welterweight
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Light welterweight
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville Light welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat Super lightweight

Jonas Junias Jonas (born 24 November 1993 in Swakopmund) is a Namibian boxer and a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Career

Jonas attended Vrederede Primary School, Atlantic Junior Secondary and SI Gobs Secondary School, he gained fame in 2014, when he won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games at the age of 20. In the process he became only the fourth Namibian boxer to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games.

He competed in the men's light welterweight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Hassan Amzile of France in the round of 32.[3] He was the flagbearer for Namibia during the Parade of Nations.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Spotlight on Jonas Junias - The Namibian".
  2. ^ "JONAS Jonas Junias". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  4. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.

External links

Olympic Games Preceded byGaby Ahrens Flagbearer for  Namibia Rio de Janeiro 2016 Tokyo 2020with Maike Diekmann Succeeded byIncumbent


Commonwealth Games Boxing Champions in Men's Light Welterweight
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