Harry Tañamor
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Medal record | |||
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Harry Tañamor |
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Men’s Boxing | |||
Competitor for the Philippines | |||
World Championships | |||
Bronze | 2001 Belfast | Light Flyweight | |
Bronze | 2003 Bangkok | Light Flyweight | |
Silver | 2007 Chicago | Light Flyweight | |
Asian Games | |||
Silver | 2002 Busan | Light Flyweight |
Harry Tañamor (born August 20, 1977) is an amateur boxer from the Philippines best known to medal repeatedly on the world stage at light flyweight.
[edit] Career
The southpaw is competing in the Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) division, and won bronze medals at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was knocked out in the round of 16 by Hong Moo-Won of Korea. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago he defeated local hero Luis Yanez but lost to favorite Zou Shiming in the final. He is also qualified to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.