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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Short description|American boxer (1956–2021)}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name           = Davey Armstrong
| realname       = Davey Lee Armstrong
| birth_date     = {{birth date|1956|6|9}}
| birth_place    = [[Puyallup, Washington]], U.S.
| death_date     = {{death date and age|2021|2|8|1956|6|9}}
| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Boxing]] }}
{{Medal|Country | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition| [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1975 Pan American Games|Mexico City 1975]] | Featherweight }}
}}

'''Davey Lee Armstrong''' (June 9, 1956 – February 8, 2021) was a boxer from the United States.

==Amateur career==
Armstrong was born in [[Puyallup, Washington]], and began boxing at the Tacoma Boys Club, along with future world champions [[Rocky Lockridge]] and [[Johnny Bumphus]], as well as 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist [[Sugar Ray Seales]] and 1976 Gold Medalist and professional World Champion, Leo "The Lion" Randolph.

Armstrong represented the US at the [[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Summer Olympics]]. He was eliminated in the second round of the men's [[light flyweight]] division (– 48&nbsp;kg) by bronze medalist [[Enrique Rodríguez (boxer)|Enrique Rodríguez]].  Armstrong also was a member of the American Olympic team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.  He competed as a featherweight and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

===Amateur highlights===
* 1972 [[National AAU Champion]] (106&nbsp;lb)
* 1972 U.S. Olympian (106&nbsp;lb)
* 1973 National AAU Runner-up (119&nbsp;lb), lost to Mike Hess of Albany, Oregon, in the final by decision.
* 1975 National AAU Champion (125&nbsp;lb)
* Won the gold medal at the [[Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975 Pan American Games]].
* 1976 National AAU Champion (125&nbsp;lb)
* 1976 U.S. Olympian (Placed Fifth)
* 1979 National AAU Champion (132&nbsp;lb)

==1976 Olympic results==
Below is the record of Davey Armstrong, an American featherweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:

* Round of 64: bye
* Round of 32: defeated Anatoly Volkov (Soviet Union) by decision, 5-0
* Round of 16: defeated Tibor Badari (Hungary) by decision, 5-0
* Quarterfinal: lost to Angel Herrera (Cuba) by decision, 2-3

==Pro career==
David (Davey) started boxing out of the Tacoma Boy's Club Gym under the tutelage of Joe Clough. Armstrong turned pro as a [[lightweight]] on March 28, 1980 and boxed out of the [[Kronk Gym]] in Detroit.   He was a kind and gentle man and rarely if ever had a bad word for anyone. Armstrong retired in 1983 after 27 bouts (24 wins and 3 losses).

==Life after boxing==
Armstrong lived in [[Puyallup, Washington]], and worked for the City of Seattle as a bookkeeper. He died from dementia on February 8, 2021.{{Cn|date=January 2024}}

==Honors==
* 2005 Inductee into the Tacoma (Pierce County) Sports Hall of Fame

==References==
* {{BoxRec|41861}}

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