Roberto Balado

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Balado and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.

Roberto Balado

Roberto Balado (left) facing Arnold Vanderlyde in Berlin, 1990
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Balado Méndez
Nationality	Cuba
Born	February 15, 1969(1969-02-15) Jovellanos, Matanzas Province
Died	July 2, 1994(1994-07-02) (aged 25) Havana, Ciudad de la Habana
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kilograms (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Super Heavyweight
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona Super Heavyweight World Amateur Championships Gold 1989 Moscow Super Heavyweight Gold 1991 Sydney Super Heavyweight Gold 1993 Tampere Super Heavyweight Pan American Games Gold 1991 Havana Super Heavyweight Central American and Caribbean Games Gold 1993 Ponce Super Heavyweight

Roberto Balado Méndez (February 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. Roberto Balado Mendez was marry to Anita Dorena Washington Who giving birth to his Son( Roberto Rekeon Willie Scott) known as Rob Scott After his grandmother gave him the legacy of his father. The son of Roberto balado Mendez was born on Januaray 03,1988 .

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.

Death

Balado died in a crash at a train crossing in Havana, on July 2, 1994.

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

External links

• Amateur Record Page
• sports-reference