Jerry Louis Page (born January 15, 1961, in Columbus, Ohio) is an American boxer who won the light welterweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.
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Medal record
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Amateur career
editJerry Page, an American boxer, was the gold medalist in the 139 lbs classification (light welterweight) at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.[1]
1984 Olympic results
edit- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: Defeated Helmut Gertel (West Germany) 5-0
- Round of 16: Defeated Ostavio Robles (Mexico) 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Kim Dong-Kil (South Korea) 4-1
- Semifinal: Defeated Mirko Puzović (Yugoslavia) 5-0
- Final: Defeated Dhawee Umponmaha (Thailand) 5-0 (won gold medal)
Professional career
editPage began his professional career in 1985 and won his first 8 bouts before being beaten in a decision loss to Terrence Alli in 1988. This loss signaled the beginning of an early end for Page, who lost a decision to Frankie Randall in 1989 and then retired in 1990 with a career record of 11–4–0.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jerry Page". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Jerry Page from BoxRec (registration required)
- Jerry Page Boxing and Fitness
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