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Bulgarian boxer (born 1964) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aleksandar Khristov (Bulgarian: Александър Христов) (born 28 July 1964) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who became world champion and represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the silver medal in the bantamweight (51 – 54 kg) division. He also won three medals in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, including gold at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin, Italy.
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Full name | Александър Иванов Христов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Plovdiv | 28 July 1964||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Lokomotiv, Plovdiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Khristov was the winning boxer in a disputed bantamweight bout in the 1988 Seoul Olympics when he was given a controversial 4-1 victory over South Korean opponent Jung-Il Byun, who refused to leave the ring for over an hour after Khristov was given the verdict.
1985 European Championships
1987 European Championships
1988 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
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