Zhang Xiaoping
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Zhang Xiaoping (b. April 01, 1982 in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia) is a Chinese amateur boxer who won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in his native country as a Light heavyweight. Zhang became the first Olympic boxing gold medalist for China, along with Zou Shiming.
Olympic qualifying
At the qualifier Zhang beat Mehdi Ghorbani and Dinesh Kumar, and lost to Jahon Kurbonov, after he qualified.
Olympic games results
2008 (as a Light heavyweight)
- Defeated Mourad Sahraoui (Tunisia) 3-1
- Defeated Artur Beterbiev (Russia) 8-2
- Defeated Abdelhafid Benchabla (Algeria) 12-7
- Defeated Yerkebuian Shynaliyev (Kazakhstan) 4-4
- Defeated Kenneth Egan (Ireland) 11-7
World amateur championships results
2007 (as a Light heavyweight)
- Defeated Jasveer Singh (India) 17-3
- Defeated Gottlieb Weiss (Germany) 17-13
- Lost to Yerkabulan Shinaliev (Kazakhstan) 5-14