Roberto Balado
 Roberto Balado (left) facing Arnold Vanderlyde in Berlin, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Roberto Balado Mendez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 15, 1969 Jovellanos, Matanzas Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 2, 1994 (aged 25) Havana, Ciudad de la Habana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Super Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roberto Balado Mendez (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.
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
Roberto 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
References
External links
- Amateur Record Page at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)
- sports-reference
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- 1969 births
- 1994 deaths
- Olympic boxers of Cuba
- Super-heavyweight boxers
- Olympic gold medalists for Cuba
- Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Road incident deaths in Cuba
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Cuban male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
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