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Yenebier Guillén
Personal information
Full nameYenebier Adelina Guillén Benítez
NationalityDominican
Born (1986-12-08) December 8, 1986 (age 38)
Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo Province
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight heavyweight
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 75 kg
Pan American Sports Festival
Silver medal – second place 2014 Mexico 75 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo 75 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 75 kg

Yenebier Adelina Guillén Benítez (born December 8, 1986) is a Dominican boxer who competes as a 75 kilogram middleweight, Pan American Champion and Female Boxer in 2013 and silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. She also won the gold medal at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championship, 2013 Bolivarian Games and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Personal and early life

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Guillén was born on December 8, 1986[1][2] in Santo Domingo Este[3] Both her father and grandfather were boxers and her mother was a 400 metres competitor.[3] She played softball before starting in Boxing, practicing against their siblings and friends.[3] She is married, is bisexual but she confessed that she is postponing maternity in order to pursue the dream of becoming the first Dominican Republic Olympic medalist.[4] As of February 2014, she is pursuing a degree in physical education.[5] She is 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall 75 kilograms (165 lb).[1]

Career

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Guillén won the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago[6] returning to the same venue shortly afterwards to win the 2008 Pan American Championship.[7]

For her performance during the 2008 year, she was selected by the Dominican Republic Boxing writers "Female Boxer of the Year".[8]

She competed at the 2010 AIBA Women World Boxing Championships, but was defeated by the Dutch boxer Nouchka Fontijn in the first round of the preliminary round.[9]

At the 2nd Panamerican qualifier held in Ecuador, Yenebier earn the gold medal and the ticket to the 2011 Pan American Games.[10][11][12] There, she planned to qualify to the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] In the 75 kg of the Pan American Games she defeated 21–12 to the Brazilian former world champion Roseli Feitosa in the semifinals[13] and finally won the silver medal after losing 15-11 from the Canadian Mary Spencer.[14]

Early 2012, Guillén received the 2011 Athlete of the year in Boxing award from the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee.[15]

In Qinhuangdao, Guillén after winning the first two rounds,[16] lost 11–13 in her Round of 32 debut match of the 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships to Poland's Lidia Fidura.[17]

2013

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Guillén started 2013 by winning the gold medal at the Copa Independencia Nacional, held in Santiago, Dominican Republic. There she won 21–5 against the Venezuelan Francelys Carmona.[18]

During the AIBA Women's Pan American Championship in May, Guillén overcame the three times world champion Mary Spencer in the semifinals before defeating 15–7 to the American Franchon Crews in the gold medal combat.[19]

In November, Guillén had to settle with the silver medal during the La Romana Tournamente, celebrated in La Romana, Dominican Republic, when she lost 1-2 from the Panamanian Atheyna Baylon.[20] Later that month, she won the gold medal at the 2013 Bolivarian Games held in Trujillo, Peru.[21] She defeated 3–0 to the Colombian Jessica Caicedo in the final.[22]

2014

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For her merits during the 2013,[23] Guillén was awarded Female Boxer of the Year award by the Dominican Republic Boxing Federation,[4] Athlete of the Year in Boxing by the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee,[24] and American Confederation of International Boxing Association's Female Boxer of the Year [5][25][26]

Guillén won the gold medal in the first qualification for the Central American and Caribbean Games held in May in Tijuana,[27] Mexico, when she defeated 2–1 to the Panamanian Atheyna Bylon.[26] In the Cheo Aponte Tournament held in Puerto Rico, she was awarded silver medalist after losing the final 0–3 to the American Claressa Shields.[28] Later she repeated the gold medal in the Venezuelan competition Batalla de Carabobo,[29] She then participated in the Pan American Sports Festival, winning the silver medal after losing to the American Claressa Shield.[30] Guillén defeated the Mexican Alma Ibarra to win the 75 kg gold medal at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.[31]

2015

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Guillén competed in boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's light heavyweight. She reached the gold medal final but was defeated.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yenebier Adelina Guillen Benitez". Trujillo 2013. 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  2. ^ Guadalajara 2011. "GUILLEN BENITEZ Yenebier A." (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c d "Yenebier, una zurda tras el oro olímpico". Listin Diario (in Spanish). 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  4. ^ a b Adames F., Yoel (2014-04-05). "Yenebier fue la reina en noche Gala Boxeo". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  5. ^ a b Rossi (2014-02-27). "Los puños de Yenebier Guillén enseñaron el poder del sexo "débil"". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  6. ^ "RD gana campeonato Centroamericano de boxeo femenino". 7 Días (in Spanish). 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  7. ^ "Taylor beaten in Pan Am women final". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  8. ^ "Periodistas de boxeo premian más distinguidos del 2008". Listin Diario (in Spanish). 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  9. ^ AIBA (2010-09-08). "Middle 75kg" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  10. ^ "Yenebier Guillén Única boxeadora con boleto asegurado a Guadalajara". Hoy (in Spanish). 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  11. ^ "Yenebier se enfoca ante adversidades". Hoy (in Spanish). 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  12. ^ "Despiden boxeadores de RD participarán en Panamericanos de Guadalajara". Listin Diario (in Spanish). 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  13. ^ "Campeã mundial cai para dominicana e ganha bronze sem vitórias". Terra (in Portuguese). Guadalajara, Mexico. 2011-11-27. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  14. ^ "Canadiense Spencer gana oro en boxeo (f) panamericano" (in Spanish). Prensa Latina. 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  15. ^ "El Atleta del Año 2011 es ¡Gaby!". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  16. ^ AIBA (2012-05-14). "Katie Taylor opens her World Championships in style". Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  17. ^ "Lidia Fidura wygrała na punkty z Yenebier Guillen z Dominikany 13:11" (in Polish). 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  18. ^ "Tres medallas obtuvo Venezuela en el torneo de boxeo en República Dominicana". Noticias 24 (in Spanish). AVN. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  19. ^ "USA dominate in Puerto La Cruz". AIBA. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  20. ^ "Oro para Panamá en boxeo". La Prensa (in Spanish). 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  21. ^ "Con broche de oro". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Chinclayo, Perú. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  22. ^ "Tres púgiles dominicanos ganan oro en Juegos Bolivarianos". 7dias.com.do (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. EFE. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  23. ^ Cadete, Primitivo (2014-04-05). "Yenebier Guillén fue nombrada Boxeadora del Año en la Gala". Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  24. ^ Cadete, Primitivo (2014-02-27). "Yenebier Guillén: "Quiero medalla olímpica"". Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  25. ^ "Cuban La Cruz named best amateur boxer of America in 2013". English.news.cn. Xinhua. 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  26. ^ a b Archibold M., Ricardo (2014-05-11). "Bylon perdió en la final 2-1 ante Yenebier Guillén". El Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  27. ^ "AIBA REPORT: Cuban gold medal hunt in Tijuana". EUBC. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  28. ^ "Team USA Wins Five Gold Medals at the 2014 Cheo Aponte Tournament". United States Olympic Committee. 2014-06-01. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  29. ^ "RD gana tres oro en Batalla Carabobo". Hoy (in Spanish). Valencia, Venezuela. 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  30. ^ "RD conquista 10 medallas en Panamericano". El Caribe (in Spanish). 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  31. ^ Rodríguez Blancas, Lorenzo (2014-11-29). "Se queda mexicana Ibarra con plata en 75 kg del boxeo en JCC". Terra (in Spanish). Veracruz, Mexico. NTMX. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
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