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{{short description|American boxer}}
{{Infobox boxer (amateur)
| name = Kenny Gould
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| fullname = Kenneth Gould
| nicknames ="Kenny"
| weight class = [[Welterweight]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|05|11}}
| birth_place = [[Rockford, Illinois]], U.S.
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| height = 1.67 m
| weight = 67 kg
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCompetition|[[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Welterweight|Welterweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Amateur Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships|1986 Reno]] | Welterweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1987 Pan American Games|1987 Indianapolis]] | Welterweight}}
}}

'''Kenneth "Kenny" Gould''' (born May 11, 1967) was an American [[boxing|boxer]], who won the [[Olympic medalists in boxing|welterweight bronze medal]] at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]. He won the world title at the [[1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] in [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]], followed by a silver medal at the [[Boxing at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987 Pan American Games]].

==1988 Olympic Games==
*Defeated [[Joseph Marwa (boxer)|Joseph Marwa]] (Tanzania) 4–1
*Defeated [[Alfred Ankamah]] (Ghana) 5–0
*Defeated [[Maselino Masoe]] (American Samoa) 5–0
*Defeated [[Joni Nyman]] (Finland) 5–0
*Lost to [[Laurent Boudouani]] (France) 1–4

==Professional career==
Gould began his professional career that same year and retired in 1993 with a career record of 26–2 (15KO). He fought limited opposition throughout his career, and was unable to compete at the higher levels of the pro ranks. His most notable foe was undefeated contender [[Roger Turner (boxer)|Roger Turner]], who beat Gould by decision, and later went on to be KO'd by [[Félix Trinidad]] in a world title fight.
Gould went on to win the fringe IBO title, but was forced to retire due to a shoulder injury.

==External links==
* {{BoxRec|id=3345|name=Kenny Gould}}
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/kenny-gould-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055109/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/kenny-gould-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Kenny Gould}}

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[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Boxers from Illinois]]
[[Category:Welterweight boxers]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in boxing]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Rockford, Illinois]]
[[Category:Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers]]
[[Category:American male boxers]]
[[Category:AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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