Roberto Balado

Roberto Balado
Roberto Balado (left) facing Arnold Vanderlyde in Berlin, 1990
Personal information
Full name Roberto Balado Mendez
Nationality  Cuba
Born (1969-02-15)February 15, 1969
Jovellanos, Matanzas Province
Died July 2, 1994(1994-07-02) (aged 25)
Havana, Ciudad de la Habana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Super Heavyweight
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 3 0 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Central American and Caribbean Games 1 0 0
Total 6 0 0
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaSuper Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
1989 Moscow Super Heavyweight
1991 Sydney Super Heavyweight
1993 Tampere Super Heavyweight
Pan American Games
1991 Havana Super Heavyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
1993 Ponce Super Heavyweight

Roberto Balado Mendez (February 15, 1969 – July 2, 1994) was a Cuban boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a Gold medal in the men's Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) category.

He was Olympic champion in 1992, three times world champion (Moscow 1989, Sydney 1991, and Tampere 1993), and five times Cuban national champion. He was also the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at the 1992 Olympic Games.

Death

Roberto Balado died in a crash at a train crossing in Havana, on July 2, 1994.

Olympic results

References


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