Boxing at the 1987 Pan American Games

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Boxing at the 1987 Pan American Games
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The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, United States from August 8 to August 23.

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Clash between Cuban athletes and anti-Castro protestors

Tension between Cuba and the United States had already been an issue with the selection of Indianapolis over Havana for the site of the games, and a Cuban boycott had been avoided only when Fidel Castro received a promise that the 1991 Pan American Games would be held in Havana. After the incident with a plane flying a banner urging Cuban athletes to defect in the opening ceremony, Cuban immigrants to the United States continued to use the games as a way to confront the Castro regime, using the Cuban athletes as a proxy. This games marked the first time since the Cuban Revolution that Cuban athletes had participated in the United States. During boxing events at the Indiana Convention Center, anti-Castro Cuban-American protestors mocked the Cuban boxers from the stands. The police were unable to stop the Cuban boxers from entering the stands and punching the protestors in retaliation. According to witnesses, up to a dozen Cuban boxers, including Pablo Romero, as well as a hundred spectators were involved. Two people were hospitalized. [1] After these incidents Manuel Gonzalez Guerra, who was Cuba's top sports official, publicly demanded that organizers keep the anti-Castro protestors away from the Cuban athletes. In private, he also unsuccessfully asked the Indianapolis police chief to lock the activists up. Mark Miles, the president of the organizing committee, made a phone call to the Ronald Reagan administration in the White House, who subsequently pressed Cuban-American activists groups to dial down the pressure by the final week. [1]

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Luis Román Rolón
Puerto Rico
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Carbajal
United States
Flag of Cuba.svg Juan Torres Odelin
Cuba

Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jesus Herrera
Dominican Republic

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Adalberto Regalado
Cuba
Flag of Venezuela.svg David Griman
Venezuela
Flag of Brazil.svg Hamilton Rodrigues
Brazil

Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rafael Ramos
Puerto Rico

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Manuel Martínez
Cuba
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Collins
United States
Flag of Argentina.svg Domino Domigella
Argentina

Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rafael del Valle
Puerto Rico

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of the United States.svg Kelcie Banks
United States
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Emilio Villegas
Dominican Republic
Flag of El Salvador.svg Frank Avelar
El Salvador

Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Esteban Flores
Puerto Rico

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Julio González
Cuba
Flag of Venezuela.svg José Perez
Venezuela
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Hector Arroyo
Puerto Rico

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Menard
Canada

Light Welterweight
( 63.5 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Candelario Duvergel
Cuba
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Foster
United States
Flag of Brazil.svg Wanderley Oliveira
Brazil

Flag of Panama.svg Daniel Cueto
Panama

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Juan Carlos Lemus
Cuba
Flag of the United States.svg Kenneth Gould
United States
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Pedro Frias
Dominican Republic

Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rey Rivera
Puerto Rico

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Orestes Solano
Cuba
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Freddy Sanchez
Puerto Rico
Flag of the United States.svg Frank Liles
United States

Flag of Jamaica.svg Gary Smikle
Jamaica

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Ángel Espinosa Capó
Cuba
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Otis Grant
Canada
Flag of Venezuela.svg Carlos Herrera
Venezuela

Flag of Uruguay.svg Juan Montiel
Uruguay

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Pablo Romero Hernandez
Cuba
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Nelson Adams
Puerto Rico
Flag of Guyana.svg Wilfred Moses
Guyana

Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Maynard
United States

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Félix Savón
Cuba
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Antonio Díaz
Argentina
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Domenico d'Amico
Canada

Flag of the United States.svg Michael Bentt
United States

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Luis González
Cuba
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lennox Lewis
Canada
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Barcelete
Brazil

Flag of the United States.svg Riddick Bowe
United States

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 100111
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1449
3Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 1258
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0224
5Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 0213
6Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0123
7Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 0112
8Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0033
9Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0011
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 0011
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0011
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0011
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0011
Totals (13 entries)12122448

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Higgins, Will (August 6, 2017). "Brawlers, provocateurs, even assassins: How Indy became a sports town". Indianapolis Star . Retrieved December 1, 2018.