Jitender Kumar

Jitender Kumar

"This is an article about a middleweight boxer. For the flyweight boxer of the same name see Jitender Kumar (Flyweight)."

Jitender Kumar (b.1977) is an Indian boxer who has medaled twice at Commonwealth Games.

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 Olympics. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he lost to John Pearce in the finals. In the 2002 commonwealth games, he lost to Steven Birch in the semi-finals. In the national circuit, he fought in the heavyweight category as well. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1999.

External links

* [http://www.jitenderboxer.com Official Website]
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/ind/Jitender+Kumar/9004247 Summer Olympics 2004]
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980921/26450514.html Commonwealth Games 1998]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/boxing/newsid_2167000/2167221.stm Commonwealth Games 2002]


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