Jerry Louis Page (born January 15, 1961 in
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
) is an American
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who won the
light welterweight gold medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
. A year earlier he won a silver medal at the
1983 Pan American Games
The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...
.
Amateur career
Jerry Page, an American boxer, was the gold medalist in the 139 lbs classification (light welterweight) at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
1984 Olympic results
* Round of 64: bye
* Round of 32: Defeated
Helmut Gertel
Helmut Gertel (born 27 April 1961) is a German boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he lost to Jerry Page
Jerry Louis Page (born January 15, 1961 in Columbus, O ...
(West Germany) 5-0
* Round of 16: Defeated
Ostavio Robles (Mexico) 5-0
* Quarterfinal: Defeated
Kim Dong-Kil (South Korea) 4-1
* Semifinal: Defeated
Mirko Puzović
Mirko Puzović (born April 24, 1956 in Аranđelovac, Serbia) is a retired boxer from Yugoslavia. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg). In the semifina ...
(Yugoslavia) 5-0
* Final: Defeated
Dhawee Umponmaha
Dhawee Umponmaha ( th, ทวี อัมพรมหา; ; born November 15, 1959 in Amphoe Mueang Rayong, Rayong province) or known in Muay Thai as Kaopong Sitichuchai (ขาวผ่อง สิทธิชูชัย) is a Thai boxer. At ...
(Thailand) 5-0 (won gold medal)
Professional career
Page began his professional career in 1985 and won his first 8 bouts before being beaten in a decision loss to
Terrence Alli
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in 1988. This loss signaled the beginning of an early end for Page, who lost a decision to
Frankie Randall
Frankie Billy Randall (September 25, 1961 – December 23, 2020) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 2005. He was a three-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA and WBC titles between 1994 and 19 ...
in 1989 and then retired in 1990 with a career record of 11-4-0.
References
External links
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Jerry Page Boxing and Fitness
1961 births
Living people
African-American boxers
Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games
Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Boxers from Columbus, Ohio
Olympic boxers of the United States
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in boxing
American male boxers
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Light-welterweight boxers
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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