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Arnaldo Mesa
Full name: Arnaldo Mesa Bonell
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6" (167 cm)
Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)
Born: December 6, 1967 in Frank País, Holguín, Cuba
Died: December 17, 2012 in Holguín, Holguín, Cuba
Country: 
Cuba
Sport: Boxing
Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)
Biography
Arnaldo Mesa was gold medalist at the 1991 and 1995 Pan American Games as a bantamweight boxer, in addition to his silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. He won three bronze medals at the World Championships, as a bantamweight in 1986 and a featherweight in 1989 and 1991. Mesa was a four-time Cuban champion and won five international titles. |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer | 28 | Atlanta | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight | Cuba | CUB | 2 | Silver |
Men's Bantamweight
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | S | R1S | R2S | R3S | MR | R | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer | 28 | Atlanta | Boxing | Cuba | CUB | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 2 | 1996-08-03 | Kovács (HUN) , Mesa (CUB) | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 1996 Summer | 28 | Atlanta | Boxing | Cuba | CUB | Semi-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 1996-08-01 | Mesa (CUB) , Malakhbekov (RUS) | 14 | decision | |||||
| 1996 Summer | 28 | Atlanta | Boxing | Cuba | CUB | Quarter-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 1996-07-30 | Mesa (CUB) , Bouaita (FRA) | 15 | decision | |||||
| 1996 Summer | 28 | Atlanta | Boxing | Cuba | CUB | Round Two | Match #2 | 1 | 1996-07-25 | Mesa (CUB) , Raheem (USA) | referee stops contest | 1 | 2:15 | ||||
| 1996 Summer | 28 | Atlanta | Boxing | Cuba | CUB | Round One | Match #4 | 1 | 1996-07-20 | Mesa (CUB) , Larbi (SWE) | 19 | decision |
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