Jérôme Thomas
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Jérôme Thomas is a boxer
from France
, competing in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division.
He was born with a genetic disease, Poland syndrome
: his left hand is smaller than the right one, his left arm is shorter than the right one, and he has almost no left pectoral muscle.
He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000
in Sydney, Australia, and won a bronze (2000) and a silver medal (2004) against Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano
.
His biggest achievement as an amateur so far was winning the world title at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships
in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was runner-up in 2003 as he lost to local hero Somjit Jongjohor
.
He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
by ending up in second place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in Warsaw, Poland. In 2007 he lost early against European Champion Georgy Balakshin
. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round.
2004
2008
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, competing in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division.
He was born with a genetic disease, Poland syndrome
Poland syndrome
Poland syndrome is a rare birth defect characterized by underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side mostly common on the right...
: his left hand is smaller than the right one, his left arm is shorter than the right one, and he has almost no left pectoral muscle.
He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000
Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
in Sydney, Australia, and won a bronze (2000) and a silver medal (2004) against Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano
Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano
Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, won an Olympic gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former IBF and WBA Featherweight champion, being stripped of both titles...
.
His biggest achievement as an amateur so far was winning the world title at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 3 to June 10. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing International Boxing Association...
in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was runner-up in 2003 as he lost to local hero Somjit Jongjohor
Somjit Jongjohor
Somjit Jongjohor is an amateur Thai boxer best known for winning gold medals in the flyweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Career:Somjit won the Asian Games 2002....
.
He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
by ending up in second place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Warsaw, Poland from March 30 to April 4, 2004 at the annual Feliks Stamm Boxing Tournament...
in Warsaw, Poland. In 2007 he lost early against European Champion Georgy Balakshin
Georgy Balakshin
Georgy Ruslanovich Balakshin is an amateur boxer from Russia best known for winning the European title three times.-Career:Balakshin won the gold medal 2002 and defended the crown at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula....
. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round.
Olympic results
2000- Defeated Erle WiltshireErle WiltshireErle Wiltshire is a former flyweight boxer from Australia, who was born in Burma. He represented his second country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
(Australia) 13-1 - Defeated Drissa Tou (Burkina Faso) RSC-2
- Defeated José NavarroJosé Navarro (boxer)José Navarro is a professional boxer who competes in the Flyweight division. Navarro participated at the Summer Olympics in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. He is of Mexican descent.-Amateur career:...
(United States) 23-12 - Lost to Bulat JumadilovBulat JumadilovBulat Jumadilov is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Four years earlier at the 1996 Summer Olympics he also captured the silver medal...
(Kazakhstan) 16-22
2004
- Defeated Akhil KumarAkhil KumarAkhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an “Open Guarded” boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international Boxing...
(India) 37-16 - Defeated Juan Carlos PayanoJuan Carlos PayanoJuan Carlos Payano is a boxer from the Dominican Republic best known for winning a silver medal at flyweight at the Pan-Am Games twice.-Career:At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo he lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa and won silver....
(Dominican Republic) 36-17 - Defeated Tulashboy DoniyorovTulashboy DoniyorovTulashboy Doniyorov is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country.-Career:2002 at the Asian Games he was eliminated in the first round by Filipino Violito Payla....
(Uzbekistan) 25-16 - Defeated Fuad AslanovFuad AslanovFuad Aslanov is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal...
(Azerbaijan) 23-18 - Lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) 23-38
2008
- Lost to Juan Carlos PayanoJuan Carlos PayanoJuan Carlos Payano is a boxer from the Dominican Republic best known for winning a silver medal at flyweight at the Pan-Am Games twice.-Career:At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo he lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa and won silver....
(Dominican Republic) 6-10