Ren Cancan

Ren Cancan (Chinese: 任灿灿; pinyin: Rén Càncàn; born April 26, 1986, in Jining, Shandong^[1]) is a female Chinese boxer who has won three world championships.^[2] She took up boxing in 2002 and won the silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Women's Boxing – Flyweight Division as southpaw, she is also a bronze medalist of women's 51 kg title at 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She lost in both of her Olympic Games to the double-champion Nicola Adams.

Ren Cancan
Nicola Adams v Ren Cancan (in red) at the 2012 Olympics
Born	(1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38) Jining, Shandong
Nationality	China
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing  China Olympic Games 2012 London Flyweight 2016 Rio de Janeiro Flyweight World Championships 2008 Ningbo Light bantamweight 2010 Bridgetown Flyweight 2012 Qinhuangdao Flyweight Asian Championships 2015 Wulanchabu Flyweight 2008 Guwahati Light bantamweight 2012 Ulaanbaatar Flyweight Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Flyweight

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ren.

Her official birthdate is January 26, 1988, as registered with the international boxing association, but she told Reuters in Chinese through a translator, that her actual birthdate is April 26, 1986.^[1] January 26, 1988, is nine months after April 26, 1987, of the prior year, and East Asian age reckoning often used conception date for girls in the past, but that does not explain the extra year discrepancy coming from the translator.

See also

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Boxing

References

1. "Age fabrication still a problem for Chinese athletes". Reuters. July 13, 2012. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
2. "Ren Cancan biography". International Boxing Association. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.