Michael Parris (born October 4, 1957), aka Michael Anthony, is a retired
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from
Guyana, who competed in the
bantamweight
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(54 kg) division at the
1980 Summer Olympics in
Moscow
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,
Soviet Union
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. There he earned a bronze medal, becoming Guyana's first ever Olympic medalist. He was born in
Georgetown, Guyana.
1980 Olympic results
Below is the record of Michael Anthony, a Guyanese bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:
*Round of 32: Defeated
Nureni Gbadamosi (Nigeria) by decision, 5-0
*Round of 16: Defeated
Fayez Zaghloul (Syria) by decision, 3-2
*Quarterfinal: Defeated
Daniel Zaragoza
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(Mexico) TKO 2
*Semifinal: Lost to
Juan Hernandez (Cuba) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)
References
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External links
databaseOlympics.com
1957 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana
Afro-Guyanese people
Bantamweight boxers
Boxers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Guyana
Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Guyana
Olympic bronze medalists for Guyana
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Guyanese male boxers
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