Zhang Zhilei

Zhang Zhilei (zh-cp|c=张志磊|p=Zhāng Zhìlěi; b May 02, 1983 in Henan) is a Chinese amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal at the world amateur championships 2007 at super heavyweight and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (the 100th and last medal for China).

Career

2003 the huge southpaw lost in the first round of the World Championship to Polish fellow southpaw Grzegorz Kiełsa 22:8.

At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships he lost the final to Rustam Saidov.

2005 at the World Championships in his home country he beat Vugar Alekperov 20:11 before losing to eventual winner Odlanier Solis (17:7)

Zhang lost at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov in the semifinals but qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. There he settled for silver, losing the final to Italy's Roberto Cammarelle.

Olympic results

*Defeated Mohamed Amanissi (Morocco) 15-0
*Defeated Ruslan Myrsatayev (Kazakhstan) 12-2
*Defeated Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine) walk-over

World amateur championships results

2003 (as a Super heavyweight)
*Lost to Grzegorz Kiełsa (Poland) 8-22

2005 (as a Super heavyweight)
*Defeated Vugar Alekperov (Azerbaijan) 20-11
*Lost to Odlanier Solis (Cuba) 7-17

2007 (as a Super heavyweight)
*Defeated Nurpais Torobekov (Kyrgyzstan) RSCO 3
*Defeated Rustam Rygebayev (Kazakhstan) 20-10
*Defeated Daniel Beahan (Australia) KO 2
*Lost to Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine) 11-21 (placed 3rd)