Thomas Essomba
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| Born | December 2, 1987 | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Cameroon | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Copacabana, Yaoundé, Cameroun | |||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Justin Tchuem and Adolphe Kakeu | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Essomba (born December 2, 1987) is a Cameroonian boxer in the Light flyweight division. After the 2012 Olympic Games, he chose to stay in Britain and not return to Cameroon.
Achievements
- 2015 International Masters Bronze super-flyweight title [1]
- 2012 Second Olympic participation, London, England [2]
- 2012 Cameroon champion, best sportsman, first Cameroon Award.
- 2011 AIBA World Championship ranking: 20 [3]
- 2011 African Confederation ranking: 1 [4]
- 2009 AIBA World Championship participation in Milan.
- 2008 First Olympic participation Beijing China.
Video links
- (Session 1) 2012 AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Event - Semi Final Date: 4 May 2012 Venue: Complexe Sportif Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
References
- ↑ http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/local-sport/boxing/faith-drives-essomba-in-title-tilt-at-rainton-meadows-arena-1-7143553
- ↑ http://www.okabol.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1958
- ↑ http://www.aiba.org
- ↑ http://maltaboxing.net/blog/tag/gold-medal/
External links
- Data
- All Africa 2007
- First qualifier results
- 2nd Qualifier
- Thomas Essomba (CMR) vs Mohamed Flissi (ALG) Category: Light Flyweight
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