Ren Cancan

Ren Cancan

Nicola Adams v Ren Cancan (in red) at the 2012 Olympics
Statistics
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality  China
Born (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986
Jining, Shandong
Medal record
Women's boxing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2012 London Flyweight
2016 Rio Flyweight
World Championships
2008 Ningbo Light bantamweight
2010 Bridgetown 51 kg
2012 Qinhuangdao 51 kg
Asian Women's Championships
2012 Ulaanbaatar 51 kg
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou 51 kg
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ren.

Ren Cancan (Chinese: 任灿灿; pinyin: Rén Càncàn; born April 26, 1986 in Jining, Shandong[1]) is a female Chinese boxer who has won three world championships.[2] She took up boxing in 2002 and won the silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Women's Boxing – Flyweight Division as southpaw, she is also a bronze medalist of women's 51 kg title at 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She lost both of her Olympic Games to the twice Champion Nicola Adams.

Her official birthdate is January 26, 1988, as registered with the international boxing association, but she told Reuters that her actual birthdate is April 26, 1986.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Age fabrication still a problem for Chinese athletes". Reuters. July 13, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ren Cancan biography". International Boxing Association. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
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