Heaven Garcia

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Heaven Garcia
Boxing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' flyweight Victory Ceremony 123 (Heaven Garcia).jpg
Garcia in 2018
Born (2000-06-08) June 8, 2000 (age 24)
Los Angeles, California [1]
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg United States
Medal record
Boxing
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Youth World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Budapest Women's flyweight
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Girls' flyweight

Heaven Garcia (born June 8, 2000) [1] is an American boxer. [2] [3] [4] She competed at the 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, [5] winning the gold medal in the women's flyweight event. She also competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the girls' flyweight event. [1] [6] [7]

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References

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