Thompson García (born December 16, 1970) is a former

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from Ecuador, competing in the

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(> 91 kg) division. He was born in Esmeraldas.Olympedia.org: Thompson García
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Amateur

Garcia won the Light heavyweight silver medal at the

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, where he lost the final to Antonio Tarver of the United States. He represented his native country at heavyweight at the

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in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lost to

Georgi Kandelaki Georgi Kandelaki ( ka, გიორგი კანდელაკი; born April 10, 1974 in Variani, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a retired Georgian boxer of Caucasus Greek descent, and current boxing administrator. He ...

Pro

He turned pro in 1999 at Cruiser but lost his first fight and retired the next year with a 3-2 record.

References

1970 births Living people Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Ecuador Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Esmeraldas, Ecuador Ecuadorian male boxers Pan American Games silver medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{Ecuador-boxing-bio-stub