Mohammad Hussamuddin

Mohammad Hussamuddin (born 12 February 1994) is an Indian boxer. He won a bronze medal in the first India International Open boxing championship in New Delhi.[1] He competes in 56 kilogram category.[2] Hussamuddin won a Bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, he claimed the bronze medal in the Men's 57 kg Featherweight category[4]

Mohammad Hussamuddin
Hussamuddin in August 2022
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994
Nizamabad, India
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classBantamweight
Coached byMd Samsamuddin
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  India
World Championships
2023 TashkentFeatherweight
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastBantamweight
2022 BirminghamFeatherweight
Asian Championships
2022 AmmanFeatherweight

Life

He was born in Nizamabad, Telangana to boxer, Samsamuddin. His father and brothers, Ahteshamuddin and Aitesamuddin, represented India at international boxing events.[5]

Awards

Hussamuddin has been awarded the Arjuna Award for the year 2023 in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the sport of boxing.[6]

References
  1. Das, N. Jagannath (3 February 2018). "Nizamabad boxer Hussamuddin wants to emulate Phogat's feats". Telangana Today. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. Srinivasan, Kamesh (1 February 2018). "Satish tames Evans". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. Shrikant, B. (10 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Boxers Hussamuddin and Manoj Kumar assured of medals". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. "CWG 2022: Indian boxer Mohammed Hussamuddin claims bronze in Men's 57kg final". ThePrint. 7 August 2022.
  5. Antony, A. Joseph (31 March 2017). "Hussamuddin — outshining his siblings". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. "राष्ट्रीय खेल प्रोत्साहन पुरस्कार 2023: भारतीय तेज गेंदबाज मोहम्मद शमी को मिला अर्जुन पुरस्कार, राष्ट्रपति द्रौपदी मुर्मु ने किया सम्मानित | DD News". ddnews.gov.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.