Albert Guardado (born July 11, 1973) is a retired
boxer from the
United States
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, who competed for his native country at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta, Georgia
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. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the
light flyweight
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Professional boxing
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division (– 48 kg) by
Ukraine
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's eventual bronze medalist
Oleg Kiryukhin
Oleh Stanislavovych Kiryukhin ( uk, Кирюхін Олег Станіславович; born January 1, 1975, in Mariupol) is a Ukrainian boxer, who won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Olympic results
*Defeated Ab ...
.
Olympic results
*Defeated
Healer Modiradilo (Botswana) 11-9
*Defeated
Anicet Rasoanaivo
Anicet Rasoanaivo (born 1969-12-27) is a retired male boxer from Madagascar, who twice competed for his African country at the Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of th ...
(Madagascar) 9-4
*Lost to
Oleg Kiryukhin
Oleh Stanislavovych Kiryukhin ( uk, Кирюхін Олег Станіславович; born January 1, 1975, in Mariupol) is a Ukrainian boxer, who won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Olympic results
*Defeated Ab ...
(Ukraine) 14-19
Notable results
*1993 – Bronze Medal at the
World Championships
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in
Tampere, Finland
*1995 – Bronze Medal at the
Pan American Games in
Mar del Plata, Argentina
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1973 births
Living people
Flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for the United States
Boxers from California
Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
American male boxers
AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Sportspeople from Redlands, California
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
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