Arnold Vanderlyde
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Boxing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Los Angeles 1984 | Heavyweight (91 kg) | |
| Bronze | Seoul 1988 | Heavyweight (91 kg) | |
| Bronze | Barcelona 1992 | Heavyweight (91 kg) | |
Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde (born January 24, 1963 in Sittard, Limburg) is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal each time in the heavyweight division, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He started boxing at age fifteen.
He became European champion three times, and won the Dutch title seven times. Vanderlyde never became a pro. During his heights he was stopped several times by Cuban legend Félix Savón, like in 1986 in the final of the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno.
| Preceded by Erik Breukink |
Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1991 |
Succeeded by Bart Veldkamp |
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Categories: 1963 births | Living people | Dutch boxers | Olympic competitors for the Netherlands | Heavyweights | Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics | Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands | Dutch sportspeople stubs | European boxing biography stubs
