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{{short description|Indian boxer}}
{{for|the article about the [[Mizoram]] politician|Pu Zoramthanga}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Zoramthanga
| birth_date = 1963
| death_date = {{Death date|df=yes|2005|2|9}}
| birth_place = [[Falam (town)|Falam]], [[Chin State]], [[Myanmar]]
| death_place = [[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]], India
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = Indian
| sport = [[Amateur boxing]]
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Boxing World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze| 1990 Bombay | Light flyweight}}
}}

'''Zoramthanga''' (also known as '''Zoram Thanga''' or '''T. Zoramthanga''', born as '''Run Nawn Thang''', 1963 <ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050210/asp/sports/story_4360162.asp Indian boxer passes away]. Telegraphindia.com (10 February 2005). Retrieved on 13 April 2014.</ref> – 9 February 2005) was an [[amateur boxer]] who is remembered as the first Indian to win a bronze medal at the [[World Amateur Boxing Championships|Boxing World Cup]].<ref>[http://www.neportal.org/northeastfiles/Mizoram/Political/Speech/1991.asp Speech by Governor of Mizoram to 2nd Mizoram State Legislative Assembly, March 16, 1991]. Neportal.org. Retrieved on 13 April 2014.</ref>

==Biography ==

Zoramthanga was born Run Nawn to a [[Chin people|Chin]] family in [[Selawn]] village near the town of [[Falam (town)|Falam]] in [[Chin State]], [[Myanmar]]. His family moved to [[Tithim]] village near Tahan-[[Kalaymyo]]. There he joined the [[Myanmar Army]] and took up boxing.<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/canada-burma/conversations/topics/1710 The great Chin boxer Zoramthanga died]; The Chinland guardian. 10 February 2005</ref><ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/10/stories/2005021003441500.htm The Hindu: Zoramthanga passes away]. Hinduonnet.com (10 February 2005). Retrieved on 13 April 2014.</ref>

To further his career, Zoramthanga moved to [[Mizoram]] in India, changing his name and jumpstarting his boxing career in 1985. He won a gold medal at the ''Mizoram-Myanmar Champhai Border Championships'' in his weight category the same year.

Zoramthanga participated in several national and international boxing championships for [[Mizoram]] and India. He fared well at the [[World Amateur Boxing Championships]] in [[Moscow]] in 1989, where he reached the quarter finals, before losing to [[Rogelio Marcelo]].

As a flyweight, he represented India at the [[1990 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Auckland]]. In his first bout, he defeated [[Pupuke Robati (boxer)|Pupuke Robati]] of the [[Cook Islands]] before losing his second fight to [[Nokuthula Tshabangu]] of [[Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/CommonwealthGames1990.html|title=14.Commonwealth Games - Auckland, New Zealand - January 24 - February 3 1990|publisher=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl |access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref>

His greatest success came at the 6th [[Boxing World Cup]] in [[Mumbai]] in 1990, where he won a bronze medal in the [[light flyweight]] category. He defeated Jin Yang of [[South Korea]] on points in the preliminaries, and [[Paul Weir (boxer)|Paul Weir]] of Scotland in the quarterfinals, also on points. He lost to eventual champion [[Eric Griffin (boxer)|Eric Griffin]] of United States in the semi-finals on points. However, unlike most amateur boxing tournaments, the Boxing World Cup had a third place play-off to decide the bronze medal position. Zoramthanga defeated fellow Indian boxer [[Dhamendar Yadav]] 17–4 on points to clinch the bronze medal.<ref>[http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldCup1990_3.html Amateur boxing records]. Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl (12 February 2014). Retrieved on 13 April 2014.</ref> This was India's first medal in an international boxing tournament outside the Asian Games.

Following the win, the [[Government of Mizoram]] made him the Sports Promotion Officer of the state. He retired from boxing in 1992. He held the post of Sports Promotion Officer until he died abruptly of [[hypertension]] at the Lunglei Civil Hospital in [[Lunglei]], [[Mizoram]] on 9 February 2005. He was survived by his wife and three children.

==References==
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[[Category:Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Flyweight boxers]]
[[Category:Indian male boxers]]
[[Category:Burmese male boxers]]
[[Category:Mizo people]]
[[Category:People from Chin State]]
[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]

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