Thadius Katua

Thadius Katua (born November 4, 1997) is an amateur boxer who represented Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3][4] He won a gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games.[5]

Thadius Katua
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Born (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997
Carteret Islands, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea[1]
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Port MoresbyLightweight

Competing at the age of 18, Katua was the youngest boxer partaking in the 2016 Olympic tournament.[6] Despite being outscored by opponent Adlan Abdurashidov in all three rounds, Katua's coach believed that he may have actually won the fight if the points had been tallied differently. When the judges ruled in favor of Abdurashidov many in the crowd voiced their support for Katua.[7] Before taking part in the Olympics Katua had become the first Papua New Guinean to win a gold in boxing at the Pasic Youth Games.[8]

References
  1. Belu, Simon. "Katua in Rio to chase Olympic dream". Bougainville. Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  2. "KATUA Thadius". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  3. Taule, Troy (21 July 2016). "Katua preparing for biggest fight of his life". Loop PNG.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  4. "Lost fight, but Katua a PNG hero". PNGIndustryNews.net. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  5. Alomp, Quinton (31 August 2015). "PNG Boxing Rank Improves". EMTV Online. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  6. Iole, Kevin (6 August 2016). "Youngest boxer in Olympics went from Papua New Guinea fishing village to world's grandest stage". Rio de Janeiro: Yahoo News. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  7. "Katua wins hearts in Rio". PNG Today. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  8. Saroya, Shane (19 September 2015). "Thadius Katua: First PNG Athlete to Win Gold at Youth Games". EM TV Sports. Port Moresby: EMTV Online. Retrieved 1 July 2017.


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