Yaser Shigan
Encyclopedia
Yaser Shigan is a Syria
n boxer
, who won the only gold medal for Syria at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
in Almería, Spain. In the final of the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) he defeated former Romanian Ovidiu Bobîrnat, who now competes for Cyprus
.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n boxer
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...
, who won the only gold medal for Syria at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
2005 Mediterranean Games
The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005, commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 July 2005, where 3,214 athletes from 21 countries participated...
in Almería, Spain. In the final of the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) he defeated former Romanian Ovidiu Bobîrnat, who now competes for Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
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