Tsukimi Namiki

Tsukimi Namiki
Born (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 26)
Narita, Chiba
NationalityJapanese
Statistics
Weight classFlyweight
Weight(s)50 kg (110 lb)
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Flyweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 New Delhi Flyweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Amman Light flyweight

Tsukimi Namiki (Japanese: 並木 月海. Namiki Tsukimi) is a Japanese amateur boxer. She won the bronze medal in the women's flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Career

She began boxing in 2013. In 2015, she competed at the Balkan Women’s Youth Tournament, winning a gold medal, 2018 Republic of Kazakhstan President’s Cup, winning a gold medal, and 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, winning a bronze medal.[4]

She advanced through the Asia and Oceania tournament to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tsukimi Namiki". Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Japanese boxer Tsukimi Namiki takes bronze in women's flyweight". Japan Times. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Olympics: Japan's Tsukimi Namiki secures women's flyweight boxing medal". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Olympians – Japan's Tsukimi Namiki defeated AIBA Women's World Champions in the recent three years". ASBCNEWS. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. ^ "Tsukimi Namiki, Sena Irie become first Japanese female boxers to qualify for Olympics". The Japan Times. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2021-08-16.


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