Malik Beyleroğlu (born January 21, 1970) is a former

amateur boxer Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...

from

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

( Azerbaijani origin), born in the

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

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. 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, ...

, he won the silver medal in the men's

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division (71 – 75 kg). In the final, he was defeated by Ariel Hernández of

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

. Holding a PhD in sports, Beyleroğlu is currently a lecturer for

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and sports at

Sakarya University Sakarya University ( tr, Sakarya Üniversitesi), frequently referred to simply as SAU, is a public research university located in the city of Serdivan, the capital of the Turkish province of Sakarya. Considered one of the largest universi ...

.Faculty of Pedagogy, Sakarya University

Olympic results

* 1st round bye * Defeated

Zsolt Erdei Zsolt Erdei (born 31 May 1974) is a Hungarian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles from 2004 to 2009 (making eleven c ...

(Hungary) 9-8 * Defeated Thamwisai Wangsomnuk (Thailand) 16-12 * Defeated Mohamed Bahari (Algeria) 11-11, referee's decision * Lost to Ariel Hernández (Cuba) 3-11

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* * 1970 births Living people Azerbaijani emigrants to Turkey Middleweight boxers Olympic silver medalists for Turkey Olympic boxers of Turkey Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sakarya University faculty Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in boxing Turkish male boxers Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing {{Turkey-Olympic-medalist-stub