Garth Felix

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Garth Felix
Personal information
Full nameGarth Felix
BornDecember 8, 1966 (1966-12-08) (age 53)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Sport Boxing

Garth Felix (born December 8, 1966) is retired boxer from Grenada, who fought at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the men's light middleweight division. [1] [2] He also represented Grenada at the 1987 Pan American Games. [3]

1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of Garth Felix, a Grenadian light middleweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:

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References

  1. "Grenada Olympic Committee - OLYMPIADS".
  2. "Garth Felix Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. "10.Panamerican Games - Indianapolis, USA - August 8-23 1987". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2016-12-26.