YEGNONG NJIEYO Maxime

Date of Birth: 13 Jan 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Cameroon

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Boxing	Men's Super Heavy (+91kg)	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kokugikan Arena	Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) - Preliminaries - Round of 16 #160 ROC VERIASOV IVERIASOV Ivan 5 WP CMR YEGNONG NJIEYO MYEGNONG NJIEYO Maxime 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Grand Tree, Bibinga. (olympics.com, 03 Mar 2020; actucameroun.com, 04 Mar 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Mechanic

He began boxing by joining a club in Yaounde, Cameroon. (olympics.com, 03 Mar 2020; olympics.com, 06 Mar 2020)

He started boxing to defend himself in the streets of Yaounde, Cameroon. "I box to defend myself. When you come home you find out that your little brother has been beaten up. If he's getting beaten, this is when it becomes a problem. We have to defend ourselves, if you're not strong, you have to make yourself strong." (olympics.com, 03 Mar 2020; olympics.com, 06 Mar 2020)

To be a world champion. (olympics.com, 03 Mar 2020)

General Interest

Olympic qualifying results
He qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo after reaching the final of the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal, which he won. (actucameroun.com, 04 Mar 2020)

General
OCCUPATION
He is a mechanic by trade and credits this for his strength in the ring. "I hit metal, that's what makes me stronger, and builds my arms. I am used to hitting metal everyday, that's what builds me up. I lift motors too." (olympics.com, 03 Mar 2020)

Legend

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

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