Jonas Jonas
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Born | Jonas Junias Jonas (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30) Swakopmund, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight class | Light welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 School, 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
External links
- Boxing record for Jonas Jonas from BoxRec (registration required)
- Jonas Jonas at Olympedia
- Jonas Junias Jonas at Olympics.com
- Jonas Jonas at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Junias Jonas at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Jonas Jonas at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for Namibia Rio de Janeiro 2016 | Succeeded by Vera Looser Alex Miller |
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- 1954 – 2002: up to 63.5 kg
- 2006 – 2018: up to 64 kg
- 2022 – present: up to 63.5 kg
- 1954: Mickey Bergin (CAN)
- 1958: Henry Loubscher (SAF)
- 1962: Clement Quartey (GHA)
- 1966: Jim McCourt (NIR)
- 1970: Mohamed Muruli (UGA)
- 1974: Obisia Nwankpa (NGR)
- 1978: Winfield Braithwaite (GUY)
- 1982: Christopher Ossai (NGR)
- 1986: Howard Grant (CAN)
- 1990: Charlie Kane (SCO)
- 1994: Peter Richardson (ENG)
- 1998: Michael Strange (CAN)
- 2002: Darren Barker (ENG)
- 2006: James Russan (ENG)
- 2010: Manoj Kumar (IND)
- 2014: Josh Taylor (SCO)
- 2018: Jonas Jonas (NAM)
- 2022: Reese Lynch (SCO)
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