Vijender Vijender
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  India |
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| Men's Boxing | |||
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Silver | 2006 Melbourne | Welterweight | |
| Asian Games | |||
| Bronze | Doha 2006 | Middleweight | |
Vijender Vijender (born October 29, 1985) is an amateur boxer from India who has repeatedly medaled in international amateur tourtnaments and qualified for the 2008 Olympics.
[edit] Career
At the Olympics 2004 at welterweight he lost early to Mustafa Karagollu (Turkey) PTS 25-20
At the Commonwealth Games he bested Englands Neil Perkins in the semis but lost to South Africa's eventual winner , southpaw Bongani Mwelase.
He went up a division and competed in the Middleweight (-75 kg) division at the 2006 Asian Games winning the bronze medal in a lost semifinal bout against Kazakhstan's Bakhtiyar Artayev 24-29. [1]
At the second qualifier he won the tournament and qualified for Beijing.
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