is a Japanese boxer who competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in the
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
division (– 69 kg).
He is an alumnus of the
Takushoku University
Takushoku University (拓殖 大学; ''Takushoku Daigaku'', abbreviated as 拓大 ''Takudai'') is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1900 by Duke Taro Katsura (1848–1913). ,
and is
Second lieutenant in the
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ( ja, 陸上自衛隊, Rikujō Jieitai), , also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service b ...
.
Suzuki won the silver medal in the 21st President's Cup in
Jakarta,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
in July 2011.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics, Suzuki competed in the
Men's welterweight, but was defeated by the eventual gold medal winner
Serik Sapiyev
Serik Sapiyev ( kk, Серік Жұманғалиұлы Сәпиев, born November 16, 1983) is an Amateur boxing, amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007 and Olympi ...
in the second round.
See also
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2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Welterweight
The Welterweight competition was the fifth-heaviest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of in body mass.
Medalists
Seeds
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Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Qualification for the Boxing Events at the 2012 Summer Olympics is based on the WBS Individual Championships, the 2011 World Championships and 5 Continental Qualifying Events to be held in 2012. Qualification for the women's events was at the Wor ...
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1987 births
Living people
Olympic boxers for Japan
Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Welterweight boxers
Sportspeople from Sapporo
Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games
Japanese male boxers
Asian Games competitors for Japan
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