Harlan Marbley

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Harlan Marbley
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Light Flyweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Winnipeg Flyweight

Harlan Joseph Marbley (October 11, 1943 in White Oak, Maryland – May 13, 2008) was a flyweight boxer from the United States who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. There he won the bronze medal, after a loss in the semifinals of the men's light flyweight division against eventual gold medalist Francisco Rodríguez from Venezuela.

Amateur career[edit]

Marbley won the 1968 National AAU Light flyweight championship.

1968 Olympic results[edit]

Below is the record of Harlan Marbley, an American light flyweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16 Defeated Fuat Temel (Turkey) on points, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Gabriel Ogun (Nigeria) on points, 5-0
  • Semifinal: Lost to Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuela) on points, 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)

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