Shin Jong-hun
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| Born | May 5, 1989 | |||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||
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| Hangul | 신종훈 | |||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Sin Jong-hun | |||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Sin Chonghun | |||||||||
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| Country |
 South Korea | |||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Light flyweight | |||||||||
| Coached by | Lee Seungbae | |||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 29 July 2012. | ||||||||||
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Shin Jong-hun (born May 5, 1989) is a South Korean light flyweight amateur boxer.
Career
Shin won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, which was his first international competition, defeating Cuban champion Daniel Matellon Ramos in the quarterfinals.
At the 2010 Asian Games he lost early 3:17 to Birzhan Zhakypov.
At 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he came back strong, however, to win silver, losing the final to superstar Zou Shiming. He hereby qualified for the Olympics.
Shin is currently boxing for the Seoul Metropolitan Government Boxing Club.
Results
2009 World Championships
| Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
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| Light Flyweight | First | bye | ||
| Second | Win |  Lu Chia Lun |
9-1 | |
| Third | Win |  Ronald Serugo |
17-3 | |
| Quarterfinal | Win |  Daniel Matellon Ramos |
14-5 | |
| Semifinal | Loss |  David Ayrapetyan |
1-9 | |
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