Daouda Sow
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Daouda Sow is an amateur boxer from France
. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in the lightweight division.
but qualified at the second tournament.
At Beijing he surprisingly medaled by beating Olympic silver medalist Kim Song-Guk
, José Pedraza
, local Hu Qing
and 2005 world champ Yordenis Ugas
and made it to the final. There he was edged out by Russian 2004 Olympic Champion Aleksei Tishchenko 9:11.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in the lightweight division.
Boxing career
At the first Olympic qualifier the southpaw lost to Ukrainian Oleksandr KlyuchkoOleksandr Klyuchko
Oleksandr Klyuchko is an amateur boxer from Ukraine who won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships...
but qualified at the second tournament.
At Beijing he surprisingly medaled by beating Olympic silver medalist Kim Song-Guk
Kim Song-Guk
Kim Song-Guk is a North Korean boxer who competed in the featherweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.-Career:...
, José Pedraza
Jose Pedraza (boxer)
José Pedraza González is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico, winning medals in multiple international competitions...
, local Hu Qing
Hu Qing
Hu Qing is a male amateur boxer from China. He competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the lightweight division winning the gold medal in the match against Mongolia's Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene....
and 2005 world champ Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugás Hernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships at age 19 following Mario Kindelan.-Career:...
and made it to the final. There he was edged out by Russian 2004 Olympic Champion Aleksei Tishchenko 9:11.
Olympic games results
2008 (as a lightweight)- Defeated Kim Song-GukKim Song-GukKim Song-Guk is a North Korean boxer who competed in the featherweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.-Career:...
(North Korea) 13-3 - Defeated José PedrazaJose Pedraza (boxer)José Pedraza González is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico, winning medals in multiple international competitions...
(Puerto Rico) 13-9 - Defeated Hu QingHu QingHu Qing is a male amateur boxer from China. He competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the lightweight division winning the gold medal in the match against Mongolia's Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene....
(China) 9-6 - Defeated Yordenis UgásYordenis UgasYordenis Ugás Hernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships at age 19 following Mario Kindelan.-Career:...
(Cuba) 15-8 - Lost to Aleksei Tishchenko
World amateur championships results
2007 (as a lightweight)- Lost to Romal AmanovRomal AmanovRomal Amanov is Azerbaijani boxer competing at lightweight.- Career highlights :In the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won silver at lightweight, losing the final 28:42 to Cuban Yordenis Ugas having beaten one of the favorites Domenico Valentino of Italy 29:22 in the semifinal.In 2006...
(Azerbaijan) 6-19