Who won the 1992 Olympics in boxing?
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya, also known as “The Golden Boy,” got his start in boxing at a young age, winning a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics at the age of 19.
Did Oscar De La Hoya fight in the Olympics?
Mexican-American fighter Oscar De La Hoya won the lightweight gold medal at the 1992 Olympics. In 1996, the super-lightweight belt (WBC) followed, and he gained the welterweight title (again WBC) by defeating Pernell Whitaker on points. …
What happened in 1992 Oscar dela Hoya?
De La Hoya was nicknamed “The Golden Boy of boxing” by the media when he represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics where, shortly after having graduated from James A. Garfield High School, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division, and reportedly “set a sport back on its feet.”
Did Oscar delahoya go to college?
James A. Garfield High School
Oscar De La Hoya/Education
Where did boxing take place in the 1992 Olympics?
Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona in Barcelona. The boxing schedule began on 26 July and ended on 9 August.
Who was in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona?
Communism was wiped out in the Soviet Union and the USSR was divided into 15 separate countries. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the independent teams of Estonia and Latvia made their first apparition since 1936, and Lithuania sent its first team since 1928.
Who was the host city for the 1992 Summer Olympics?
Host city selection. The city was also a host for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. On October 17, 1986, Barcelona was selected to host the 1992 Summer Games over Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Birmingham, UK; Brisbane, Australia; and Paris, France, during the 91st IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Who was the first Irish boxer in the Olympics?
Sixty eight years after Mossy Doyle – the first Irish boxer to step into the ring at the Olympics at the 1924 Games in Paris – began Ireland’s quest for one of the biggest prizes in sport, Michael Carruth finally ended Ireland’s long wait for a boxing gold at the Barcelona Olympics.