Furkan Ulas Memis
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Furkan Ulaş Memiş is a Turkish
amateur boxer
competing in the bantamweight division. At 1.67 m (5.5 ft), he weighs 51 kg (112.4 lb).
He competed at the 2008 Olympics in flyweight but was defeated in his first bout by India
n Jitender Kumar
. At the 2011 European Amateur Championships
held in Ankara
, Turkey, he won the bronze medal.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
amateur boxer
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
competing in the bantamweight division. At 1.67 m (5.5 ft), he weighs 51 kg (112.4 lb).
He competed at the 2008 Olympics in flyweight but was defeated in his first bout by India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Jitender Kumar
Jitender Kumar (Flyweight)
Jitender Kumar is an Indian flyweight boxer. He won the bronze medal in the flyweight category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He represented India at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Career:...
. At the 2011 European Amateur Championships
2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships was held in Ankara, Turkey from June 17 to June 24, 2011. It was the 39th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the EUBC.-Schedule:...
held in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, Turkey, he won the bronze medal.