Nasser Al Shami ( ar, ناصر الشامي; born June 27, 1982) is a
Syrian
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
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, who competed in the heavyweight division (– 91 kg) at the
2004 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. Nasser Al-Shami was allegedly injured on 4 July 2011 by Syrian security forces while protesting against the Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad.
Career
At the
2002 Asian Games he was defeated by
Shoukat Ali and won the bronze medal. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the
2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
The 22nd edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from January 11 to January 18, 2004 in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Philippines. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2004 Summer Olympics ...
in
Puerto Princesa,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. In the final he defeated Kazakhstan's
Pavel Storozhuk.
Olympics 2004:
* Defeated
Emmanuel Izonritei (Nigeria) 30-17
* Defeated
Vugar Alakparov
Vugar Mursal Alakbarov ( az, Vüqar Mursal Ələkbərov; born 5 January 1981) is an Azerbaijani boxer.
Alakbarov competed in the middleweight class (−75 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. At the 2004 Summer Olymp ...
(Azerbaijan) DQ 4 (1:40)
* Lost to
Odlanier Solis Fonte (Cuba) RSC 3 (1:29)
At the 2006 Asian Games he lost to Uzbek
Jasur Matchanov
Jasur Matchanov (born March 15, 1984) is an Uzbek amateur boxer from Tashkent who medaled repeatedly at 201 lbs in international tournaments.
Career
2004 he boxed at super heavyweight at the military world championships winning bronze after ...
by walkover.
Injury
On July 4, 2011, Al Shami participated in the
2011 Syrian uprisings against the
Syrian government, where he joined the mass protests in the city of
Hama, Syria. On that day, he was allegedly injured by government security forces.
References
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1982 births
Living people
Syrian male boxers
Olympic boxers of Syria
Olympic bronze medalists for Syria
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Asian Games medalists in boxing
Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games
Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for Syria
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Heavyweight boxers
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