Maikro Romero (born December 9, 1972) is a

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, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) category at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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. Later he changed weight class to Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) and won the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Trying to defend his title in 1999, he lost to

Brian Viloria Brian Viloria (born November 24, 1980) is a retired American professional boxer of Filipino descent. He is a former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion, as well as a former WBC and IBF light flyweight champion. His nickname of "The Hawaii ...

in the final and won a silver medal. At the

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he won a bronze medal together with Kim Un-Chol of North Korea.

Amateur highlights

*Two time gold medalist at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

(1997, 1999) *Gold medalist at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest *Four time Cuban National Champion (1992–1995)

Olympic results

1996 *Defeated

Eric Morel Eric Arturo Morel (born October 10, 1975 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight (112 lb) champion. Amateur career Morel had an outstanding amateur career, and w ...

(United States) 24-12 *Defeated

Lernik Papyan Lernik Papyan ( hy, Լէռնիկ Պապյան, born October 26, 1966, in Vanadzor, Lori Province, Armenian SSR) is a retired boxer from Armenia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the men's fl ...

(Armenia) 22-6 *Defeated

Elias Recaido Elias Recaido (born May 15, 1970) is a retired boxer from the Philippines, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg ...

(Philippines) 18-3 *Defeated Albert Pakeyev (Russia) 12-6 *Defeated Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan) 12-11 2000 *Defeated José Luis Varela (Venezuela) 15-1 *Defeated Marian Velicu (Romania) RSC 4 *Defeated

Valeriy Sydorenko Valeriy Petrovych Sydorenko (born 23 September 1976) is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer. He competed for his native country at the 2000 Olympics and later won the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He is the twin brother of Volodymyr S ...

(Ukraine) 12-5 *Lost to

Brahim Asloum Brahim Asloum ( ar, إبراهيم اسلوم, born 31 January 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a French boxer. He won the Light Flyweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His Olympic win was France's first Olympic gold medal in boxin ...

(France) 12-13

References

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