Juan Gabriel Medina Herrad (born 16 October 1992 in

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) is a Dominican boxer who competes as a 48 kg light flyweight. He won the bronze medal at the

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and the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

Early and personal life

Medina started boxing under the guidance of coach Severino Aquino at the age of 10. He is a military athlete in the

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, with the rank of

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Career

2009

He won the gold medal at the Pan American Junior Championship for under 15-16 held in Ecuador.

2010

Medina competed at the

2010 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2010 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships were held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from April 25 to May 3, 2010. It was the second edition of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships which had taken over from the Junior World Championship. The competi ...

, being defeated by Indian boxer Devendro Laishram 17–8 in his first fight. He also boxed in the

in Beijing, China, where he won the bronze medal after losing to Zou Shiming of China. He represented La Romana at the 2010 Romana Cup, winning the gold medal in the 49 kg light flyweight category by defeating Luis Díaz of the Dominican Republic National Team.

2011

Medina boxed at Pan American Games Qualifier 1 in

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, Venezuela, winning the gold medal and thus qualifying for the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

. At the games he lost to Joselito Velázquez in the semifinal to finish with the bronze medal in the light flyweight category. In July 2011, Medina boxed at the

5th CISM Military World Games The 2011 Military World Games ( pt, Jogos Mundiais Militares de 2011), officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games ( pt, V Jogos Mundiais Militares do CISM), was hosted from July 15–24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 5th Military ...

and was defeated by Indian Nanao Singh 20–18 in the preliminary round of the 49 kg category. At the Romana Cup, held in his hometown La Romana, he won the gold medal in the 46–49 kg category and was nominated Most Technical Boxer in the event. In the

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he lost 17–6 to Zou Shiming in the first round.

2012

Medina avenged his Pan American Games defeat against Velasquez in the quarterfinal of the Independence Cup and went on to win the gold medal in the −49 kg category, defeating Mexican

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. In March, Medina was runner-up to Dagoberto Agüero for the Dominican Republic Boxing Federation's Boxer of the Year award. Medina was disqualified in his last-16 fight against Velázquez in the American Olympic Qualification Tournament. After being down 9–17 in the third round, Medina downed Velásquez with an illegal low punch, and the referee disqualified him.

References

External links

Profile of Medina
on the web site of the

International Boxing Association The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is an independent sport organization that sanctions amateur (Olympic-style) boxing matches and awards world and subordinate cha ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Medina Herrad, Juan 1992 births Living people Light-flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from La Romana, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Dominican Republic people