- Chris Clarke (boxer)
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Medal record Men's Boxing Pan American Games Gold 1975 Mexico City Lightweight Chris Clarke (born October 24, 1956 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a retired boxer from Canada, who won the gold medal in the men's lightweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games. A year later he represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated in the second round.
In 2006, Chris Clarke was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall Of Fame.
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Pan American Boxing Champions in Men's Lightweight 1951 – 2007: up to 60 kg 1951: Oscar Gallardo (ARG) | 1955: Miguel Angel Péndola (ARG) | 1959: Abel Laudonio (ARG) | 1963: Roberto Caminero (CUB) | 1967: Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | 1971: Luis Dávila (PUR) | 1975: Chris Clarke (CAN) | 1979: Adolfo Horta (CUB) | 1983: Pernell Whitaker (USA) | 1987: Julio González (CUB) | 1991: Julio González (CUB) | 1995: Julio González (CUB) | 1999: Mario Kindelán (CUB) | 2003: Mario Kindelán (CUB) | 2007: Yordenis Ugás (CUB)Categories: 1956 births | Living people | Canadian boxers | Canadian people of British descent | Sportspeople from Nova Scotia | Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics | Olympic boxers of Canada | People from Halifax, Nova Scotia
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