Lin Yu-ting

Lin Yu-ting (Chinese: 林郁婷; pinyin: Lín Yùtíng; born 13 December 1995) is a Taiwanese boxer. She won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1] She is the first winner of an Olympic gold medal in boxing for Chinese Taipei.[2]

Lin Yu-ting
Image of Lin smiling
Lin in 2024
Statistics
Height175 cm
Born (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 29)
Taipei County, Taiwan
Boxing record
Total fights60
Wins46
Wins by KO1
Losses14
Draws0
No contests0

Lin started boxing at 13; she started to protect her mother from domestic violence.[3]

References

  1. "LIN Yu Ting". Paris 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  2. Nelsen, Matt (2024-08-10). "Paris 2024 boxing: All results, as Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu Ting claims gold medal in women's 57kg weight category". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  3. Pisa, Nico (2024-08-02) (in en-GB). The heartbreaking reason why Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting took up boxing before being stripped of medal over failed gender test: Two-time world champion learned sport to protect her mother from domestic abuse. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13702319/Taiwans-Lin-Yu-Ting-boxing-stripped-medal-gender-test-mother-domestic-abuse.html. Retrieved 2024-12-18. 

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