OH Yeonji

Republic of Korea

Boxing

Date of Birth: 4 Aug 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.67/5'5''

Place of birth: GUNSAN

Birth Country:

Republic of Korea

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Boxing	Women's Light (57-60kg)	9

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kokugikan Arena	Women's Light (57-60kg) - Preliminaries - Round of 16 #181 FIN POTKONEN MMJPOTKONEN Mira Marjut Johanna 4 WP KOR OH YOH Yeonji 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Light	2018	New Delhi, IND
5	Feather	2014	Jeju, KOR
17	Light	2016	Astana, KAZ
17	Light	2012	Qinhuangdao, CHN

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Light	2018	Indonesia

Asian Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Light	2017	Ho Chi Minh City, VIE

Nickname:

Ohbeongae [Oh Thunder]. (news.chosun.com, 12 Sep 2018)

Hobbies:

Clothes shopping. (news.chosun.com, 12 Sep 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Howon University, Gunsan, KOR

Languages spoken:

Korean

Club name:

Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall [Republic of Korea]

Coach:

Ariane Fortin [national], CAN

Sporting relatives:

Her uncle Jeon Jin-Cheol represented the Republic of Korea in boxing at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. (munhwa.com, 11 Mar 2016; news.chosun.com, 12 Sep 2018)

Start:

She began boxing in grade nine of middle school in Gunsan, Republic of Korea. (kyeonggi.com, 13 Oct 2016; sportsseoul.com, 08 Jan 2016; gunsanews.com, 01 Mar 2012)

Reason:

She was encouraged to try the sport by her uncle, who had competed in boxing and was also a coach. (sportsseoul.com, 08 Jan 2016; h21.hani.co.kr, 01 Dec 2011)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She also hopes to become head coach of a boxing club in the Republic of Korea after she retires. (yna.co.kr, 21 Jan 2020; munhwa.com, 01 Sep 2018; news.kmib.co.kr, 10 Nov 2017)

Hero:

US boxer Floyd Mayweather. (pop.heraldcorp.com, 17 Sep 2015)

Influence:

Her uncle Jeon Jin-Cheol, who was her first coach. (news.chosun.com, 12 Sep 2018; news.hankyung.com, 31 Aug 2018)

Philosophy:

"Your sweat will never betray you." (news.chosun.com, 12 Sep 2018)

Award:

In 2020 she was given the Yungok Female Sports Grand Award at the 31st Korea Women Sports Awards. (ujeil.com, 15 Jan 2020)

In 2019 she received an Excellence Award at the 24th Coca-Cola Athletic Awards in the Republic of Korea. (edaily.co.kr, 25 Feb 2019)

In 2017 she was named Female Boxer of the Year by the Boxing Association of Korea. (sports.chosun.com, 13 Feb 2018)

In 2015 she was given a Prize for Encouragement at the annual Korean Sports and Olympic Committee [KSOC] Athletics Awards. (stoo.asiae.co.kr, 22 Feb 2016)

General Interest

Olympic qualifying results
She secured a quota spot for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo at the 2020 Asia and Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. (nocutnews.co.kr, 10 Mar 2020)

Milestones

She became the first female boxer from the Republic of Korea to win a gold medal at the Asian Games when she claimed victory in the lightweight category at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (news.chosun.com, 01 Sep 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Jan 2019)

She became the first female boxer from the Republic of Korea to win a gold medal at the Asian championships after claiming victory in the lightweight category at the 2015 edition in Ulanqab, People's Republic of China. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 08 Nov 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 29 Jul 2018)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/o_oyeonji/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
WP:: Win on Points

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