Jitender Kumar (boxer, born 1977)

Jitender Kumar
Personal information
Born (1977-09-04) 4 September 1977[1]
Sisar Khas, Rohtak, Haryana, India[1]
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight class
Middleweight
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala LumpurMiddleweight
Bronze medal – third place2002 ManchesterMiddleweight

Jitender Kumar (born 4 September 1977) is an Indian boxer who has medaled twice at Commonwealth Games and represented India in both the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.[1][2]

Biography

Jitender Kumar hails from Bhiwani, Haryana. He was trained at Sports Authority of India facility in Bhiwani under coach Jagdish Singh.

Career

Kumar represented India at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting with the middleweight category in the 2000 Olympic Games. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he lost to John Pearce in the finals. In the 2002 commonwealth games, he lost to Oscar Williamson in the semi-finals.[3] In the national circuit, he fought in the heavyweight category as well. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1999. Kumar qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, China. In the final he lost to South Korea's Song Hak-Seong.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jitender Kumar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jitender Kumar". Yahoo Sports.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Dewi (1 August 2002). "England dominate finals". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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