Lin Yu-ting

Taiwanese boxer

Lin Yu-ting (Chinese: 林郁婷; pinyin: Lín Yùtíng; born 13 December 1995) is a Taiwanese boxer. She won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2] She is the first winner of an Olympic gold medal in boxing for Chinese Taipei.[3]

Lin Yu-ting
林郁婷
Image of Lin smiling
Lin in 2024
Born (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 29)
Statistics
Weight classFeatherweight [en]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Boxing record[1]
Total fights60
Wins46
Wins by KO1
Losses14
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing [en]
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships [en] 2 0 1
Asian Games 1 0 1
Asian Championships 2 0 0
Total 6 0 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Featherweight
World Championships [en]
Gold medal – first place 2018 New Delhi Bantamweight [en]
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ulan-Ude Featherweight
Disqualified 2023 New Delhi Featherweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Flyweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh City Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bangkok Featherweight

Lin started boxing at 13; she started to protect her mother from domestic violence.[4]

References

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  1. "Boxing record for Lin Yu-ting". BoxRec.
  2. "LIN Yu Ting". Paris 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  3. Nelsen, Matt (2024-08-10). "Paris 2024 boxing: All results, as Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu Ting claims gold medal in women's 57kg weight category". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  4. Pisa, Nico (2024-08-02). "The heartbreaking reason why Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting took up boxing before being stripped of medal over failed gender test: Two-time world champion learned sport to protect her mother from domestic abuse". MailOnline. Archived from the original on 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

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