Boxing at the 1987 Pan American Games
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The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, United States from August 8 to August 23.
Clash between Cuban athletes and anti-Castro protestors
Tension between Cuba and the United States had already been an issue with the selection of Indianapolis over Havana for the site of the games, and a Cuban boycott had been avoided only when Fidel Castro received a promise that the 1991 Pan American Games would be held in Havana. After the incident with a plane flying a banner urging Cuban athletes to defect in the opening ceremony, Cuban immigrants to the United States continued to use the games as a way to confront the Castro regime, using the Cuban athletes as a proxy. This games marked the first time since the Cuban Revolution that Cuban athletes had participated in the United States. During boxing events at the Indiana Convention Center, anti-Castro Cuban-American protestors mocked the Cuban boxers from the stands. The police were unable to stop the Cuban boxers from entering the stands and punching the protestors in retaliation. According to witnesses, up to a dozen Cuban boxers, including Pablo Romero, as well as a hundred spectators were involved. Two people were hospitalized.[1] After these incidents Manuel Gonzalez Guerra, who was Cuba's top sports official, publicly demanded that organizers keep the anti-Castro protestors away from the Cuban athletes. In private, he also unsuccessfully asked the Indianapolis police chief to lock the activists up. Mark Miles, the president of the organizing committee, made a phone call to the Ronald Reagan administration in the White House, who subsequently pressed Cuban-American activists groups to dial down the pressure by the final week.[1]
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Luis Román Rolón Puerto RicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Michael Carbajal United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Juan Torres Odelin CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jesus Herrera |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Adalberto Regalado CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon David Griman VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Hamilton Rodrigues BrazilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Rafael Ramos |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Manuel Martínez CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Michael Collins United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Domino Domigella ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Rafael del Valle |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Kelcie Banks United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Emilio Villegas Dominican RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Frank Avelar El SalvadorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Esteban Flores |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Julio González CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon José Perez VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Hector Arroyo Puerto RicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Marc Menard |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Candelario Duvergel CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Todd Foster United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Wanderley Oliveira BrazilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Daniel Cueto |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Lemus CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Kenneth Gould United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Pedro Frias Dominican RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Rey Rivera |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Orestes Solano CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Freddy Sanchez Puerto RicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Frank Liles United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Gary Smikle |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Ángel Espinosa Capó CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Otis Grant CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Carlos Herrera VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Juan Montiel |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Pablo Romero Hernandez CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Nelson Adams Puerto RicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Wilfred Moses GuyanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Andrew Maynard |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Félix Savón CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Juan Antonio Díaz ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Domenico d'Amico CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Michael Bentt |
| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |
Template:Flagicon Jorge Luis González CubaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Lennox Lewis CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Flagicon Carlos Barcelete BrazilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Riddick Bowe |
Medal table
See also
References
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External links
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