Hussein Iashaish (Arabic: حسين عشيش; born 6 August 1995)[1] is a Jordanian boxer. He competed in the men's super heavyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He defeated Mihai Nistor of Romania in the round of 16. He was then defeated by eventual gold medalist Tony Yoka of France in the quarterfinals.[3] Ishaish was the flagbearer for Jordan during the Parade of Nations.[4]
Hussein Ishaish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hussein Ishaish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1995 Amman, Jordan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Jordanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Hussein Ishaish". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Hussein Ishaish". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Ishaish brothers share steep path to becoming Olympians". Jordan News. 3 July 2021.
External links
edit- Hussein Ishaish at BoxRec (registration required)
- Hussein Ishaish at Olympics.com
- Hussein Ishaish at Olympedia
  | This biographical article related to Jordanian boxing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |