Yushan Nijiati

Chinese boxer
Yushan Nijiati
Personal information
Full name玉山 尼加提
Nationality China
Born (1986-07-01) July 1, 1986 (age 37)
Altay, Xinjiang
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classHeavyweight
ClubPeople's Liberation Army
Medal record

Yushan Nijiati (Kazakh: Үсен Нижат, romanized: Üsen Nïjat) born June 1, 1986) is a Chinese amateur boxer of Kazakh ethnicity best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in the 201 lb/91 kg division.

Career

He lost to eventual winner Clemente Russo on points in the semifinal. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics in his native country at Heavyweight but lost his first bout to Oleksandr Usyk 3-24.

External links

  • BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES CHINESE SPORTS DELEGATION ROSTER[permanent dead link]
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yushan Nijiati". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.


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