Chen Nien-chin
Taiwanese boxer (born 1997)
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Chen Nien-chin (Chinese: 陳念琴; pinyin: Chén Niànqín; born 10 May 1997) is a Taiwanese middleweight boxer. In 2016, she won a bronze medal at the world championships, but was eliminated in her first bout at the Rio Olympics.[1] She is a native of Hualien County.[3] Chen is of Austronesian Taiwanese descent,[4] with one parent being Amis and the other being Bunun.[5] Chen was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma cancer in 2019, recovered in 2020 after intensive chemotherapy. After recovery, she competed in 2020 and 2024 Olympics in Welterweight boxing.[6]
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| Nationality | Taiwanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1997 Hualien County, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hsinchu[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Boxing career
Chen represented her nation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Welterweight category and reached the quarterfinals. On 30 July 2021, she lost to Lovlina Borgohain of India and failed to ensure a medal.[7] She earned a gold medal at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament.[8]
