Mosharraf Hossain is a former Bangladeshi

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who won the first ever medal for Bangladesh in

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games (), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1986 (), were held from 20 September to 5 October 1986, in Seoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the sa ...

. He won bronze medal in light heavyweight (81 kg) event. He also won a gold medal in the

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. Hossain was awarded the 1999 National Sports Awards.

Early life

Hossain was born in

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. He was an athlete in his childhood. He liked running, high jump, long jump, shot put. He stood second in shot put in Bangladesh inter-school competition in 1975.

Career

After watching Ali and Foreman's boxing event

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, Hossain was really inspired to be a boxer. He was able to meet his hero in

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was present to inaugurate the event. Hossain joined Bangladesh Army Services Team in 1976 as

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and retired from the team in 2005. Mosharraf Hossain won a gold medal in

and a bronze medal in

. He was National Light Heavyweight Champion for 10 consecutive years, from 1981 to 1990. After retirement, he coaches in City Boxing Club in Rajshahi. Present Heavyweight Champion Jahangir Alam is his student.

Personal life

Hossain has a son and two daughters.

References

Living people Bangladeshi male boxers Asian Games bronze medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1986 Asian Games Recipients of the Independence Award Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Year of birth missing (living people) South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in boxing Light-heavyweight boxers People from Rajshahi District {{Bangladesh-boxing-bio-stub