Aleksandar Khristov

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Nationality Bulgaria Role Boxer Club PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv Name Aleksandar Khristov Martial art Boxing		Rated at Bantamweight Weight 54 kg Sport Boxing Height 1.7 m
Full name Александър Иванов Христов Born July 28, 1964 (age 60) ( 1964-07-28 ) Plovdiv Olympic medals Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight People also search for Jorge Julio Rocha, Phajol Moolsan, Kennedy McKinney

Aleksandar Khristov (Bulgarian: Александър Христов) (born July 28, 1964) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who became world champion and represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the silver medal in the bantamweight (51 – 54 kg) division. He also won three medals in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, including gold at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin, Italy.

Results

1985 European Championships

Defeated Hermann Leber (Austria) 5:0

Defeated Relu Nistor (Romania) 5:0

Defeated Jarmo Eskelinen (Finland) 5:0

Lost to Ljubiša Simić (Yugoslavia) 1:4

1987 European Championships

Defeated Mike Devanney (Scotland) RSC-3

Defeated Ljubiša Simić (Yugoslavia) 5:0

Defeated René Breitbarth (East Germany) 5:0

Defeated Yuriy Alexandrov (Soviet Union) 5:0

1988 Summer Olympics

Defeated Peter Anok (Sudan) 4-1

Defeated Jung-Il Byun (South Korea) 4-1

Defeated Jimmy Majanya (Sweden) 5-0

Defeated Alexander Artemev (Soviet Union) 3-2

Defeated Jorge Eliecer Julio (Colombia) 3-2

Lost to Kennedy McKinney (United States) 0-5

1996 Summer Olympics

Lost to Carlos Barreto (Venezuela) 3-9

References

Aleksandar Khristov Wikipedia

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