Jonas Junias Jonas (born 24 November 1993 in

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) is a

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and a participant in the

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Career

Jonas attended Vrederede Primary School, Atlantic Junior Secondary and SI Gobs Secondary School, he gained fame in 2014, when he won a silver medal at the

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at the age of 20. In the process he became only the fourth

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boxer to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games. He competed in the men's light welterweight class at the

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. He was defeated by Hassan Amzile of

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in the round of 32. He was the flagbearer for Namibia during the

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* * * * * * 1993 births Living people Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Namibia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Namibia Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Olympic boxers for Namibia Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Swakopmund Namibian male boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing African Games medalists in boxing African Games silver medalists for Namibia African Games bronze medalists for Namibia Competitors at the 2015 African Games Competitors at the 2019 African Games Light-welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Namibia-boxing-bio-stub