Roberto Balado Mendes ( Spanish: Roberto Balado Méndez ; February 15, 1969 , Hovelanos , Cuba - July 2, 1994 ) - Cuban boxer . Champion of the XXV Olympic Games in the weight category over 91 kg (1992). Three-time world champion among amateurs (1989, 1991 and 1993).
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| Full name | Spanish Roberto Balado Mendez in the photo - left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | February 15, 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Hovellianos , Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | July 2, 1994 (25 years old) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Havana , Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight category | Extra heavy weight (over 91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Career
In 1991 he became the champion of the Pan American Games , in 1993 - the champion of the Games of the countries of Central America and the Caribbean .
A born heavyweight (unlike his equally famous compatriots Stevenson and Savona , Ballado immediately started performing in the category up to 91 kg), he had high speed, a good sense of distance and excellent equipment that brought him after winning the Boxing Olympic Games in Barcelona Cup Val Barker is an award given to the most technical boxer of the Olympic Games.
At the World Championship in 1993, he knocked out Oleg Maskaev , who then played for Uzbekistan.
Doom
Roberto Balado was preparing to participate in the Goodwill Games and was the most likely contender for gold at the 1996 Olympic Games (which ultimately went to Wladimir Klitschko ), however, on July 2, 1994, at the age of 25, he died in a car accident when his car died out on a railway moving to Havana and was crushed by a train.
Links
- Roberto Balado - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Page on boxrec.com
- Balado, Roberto - article from the Grand Olympic Encyclopedia ( M. , 2006)