Chen Nien-chin

{{Short description|Taiwanese boxer (born 1997)}}

{{family name hatnote|Chen|lang=Chinese}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Chen Nien-chin

| image = Chen Nien-chin Rio2016.jpg

| caption = Chen at the 2016 Olympics

| weight =

| height = 169 cm{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nien-chin-chen |title=Nien-Chin Chen |accessdate=14 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817061147/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nien-chin-chen |archivedate=17 August 2016}}

| reach =

| nationality = Taiwanese

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hualien County, Taiwan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| sport = Boxing

| club = Hsinchu{{Cite web|url=http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=chen-nien-chin-1141872/index.html |title=Nien-Chin Chen |website=nbcolympics.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919163108/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=chen-nien-chin-1141872/index.html |archive-date=19 September 2016 |url-status=live}}

| coach = {{ubl|

| Carlos Fuentes Villanueva

| Zhang Chuanliang

}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's amateur boxing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{TPE}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|Welterweight}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2018 New Delhi|Welterweight}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Astana|Middleweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympics}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Nanjing|Middleweight}}

{{MedalComp|Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Hangzhou|Welterweight}}

{{MedalComp|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Amman|Light middleweight}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Bangkok|Welterweight}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Ho Chi Minh City|Middleweight}}

}}

Chen Nien-chin ({{zh|t=陳念琴|p=Chén Niànqín}}; born 10 May 1997) is a Taiwanese middleweight boxer. In 2016, she won a bronze medal at the world championships, but was eliminated in her first bout at the Rio Olympics. She is a native of Hualien County.{{cite news |last1=Lung |first1=Po-an |last2=Ko |first2=Lin |title=Taiwanese boxer secures ticket to Tokyo Olympics in Amman qualifier |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202003090007 |accessdate=9 March 2020 |agency=Central News Agency |date=9 March 2020}} Chen is of Austronesian Taiwanese descent,{{cite web|title=里約奧運》中華點將錄-陳念琴與賴主恩拳進巴西|url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20160705006020-260403?chdtv|publisher=China Times|language=zh|date=5 July 2016|access-date=20 April 2022}} with one parent being Amis and the other being Bunun.{{Cite web|title=拳擊場傳捷報!陳念琴奪下奧運門票|url=https://titv.ipcf.org.tw/news-21273|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520054439/https://titv.ipcf.org.tw/news-21273|archive-date=20 May 2018|date=25 May 2016|access-date=20 April 2022|language=zh}} Chen was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma cancer in 2019, recovered in 2020 after intensive chemotherapy. After recovery, she competed in 2020 and 2024 Olympics in Welterweight boxing.{{Cite news |last=許 |first=偉寧 |date=2022-06-25 |title=化療備戰奧運 抗癌女拳王陳念琴獲總統教育獎 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/6898/6415105 |work=United Daily News}}

Boxing career

Chen represented her nation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Welterweight category and reached the quarterfinals. On 30 July 2021, she lost to Lovlina Borgohain of India and failed to ensure a medal.[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/tokyo-olympics/lovlina-borgohain-assured-of-olympic-boxing-medal-after-reaching-semifinal/article35619376.ece Lovelina Borgohain assured of Olympic boxing medal after reaching semifinals] sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021 She earned a gold medal at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament.{{cite news |last1=Lung |first1=Po-an |last2=Lo |first2=James |title=Chen Nien-chin wins welterweight gold at Thailand Open boxing tourney |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202204090013 |access-date=9 April 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=9 April 2022}}

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