Aleksandar Hristov

Infobox boxer (amateur)
boxername=Aleksandar Khristov


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fullname = Александър Иванов Христов
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nationality = BUL
weight class = Bantamweight
club = Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
birthdate = birth date and age|1964|7|28
birthplace = Plovdiv
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height = height|m=1.70
weight = convert|54|kg|lb
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Aleksandar Hristov ( _bg. Александър Христов) (born July 28, 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 - 54kg) division. He also won three medals in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, including gold at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin, Italy.

Olympic results

1988
*Defeated Peter Anok (Sudan) 4-1
*Defeated Jung-Il Byun (South Korea) 4-1
*Defeated Jimmy Majanya (Sweden) 5-0
*Defeated Alexander Artemev (Soviet Union) 3-2
*Defeated Jorge Eliecer Julio (Colombia) 3-2
*Lost to Kennedy McKinney (United States) 0-5

1996
*Lost to Carlos Barreto (Venezuela) 3-9

References

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KHRISALE01 databaseOlympics.com]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/aleksandar-khristov-1.html sports-reference]