Roberto Balado
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| Medal record | |||
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 Roberto Balado |
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| Men's Boxing | |||
Competitor for  Cuba |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | Barcelona 1992 | Super Heavyweight | |
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | Moscow 1989 | Super Heavyweight | |
| Gold | Sydney 1991 | Super Heavyweight | |
| Gold | Tampere 1993 | Super Heavyweight | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | Havana 1991 | Super Heavyweight | |
Roberto Balado (January 15, 1969 – July 2, 1994) was a Cuban boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a Gold medal in the men's Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) category.
He was Olympic champion in 1992, three times world champion (Moscow 1989, Sydney 1991, and Tampere 1993), and five times Cuban national champion. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at the 1992 Olympic Games.
[edit] Death
Balado died in a crash at a train crossing in Havana, on July 2, 1994.
[edit] Olympic Results
- Defeated Tom Glesby (Canada) 16-3
- Defeated Larry Donald (United States) 10-4
- Defeated Brian Nielsen (Denmark) 15-1
- Defeated Richard Igbineghu (Nigeria) 13-2
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