Albert Guardado

Albert Guardado
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Guardado, Jr.
Nationality United States
Born (1973-07-11) July 11, 1973 (age 51)
Redlands, California
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Flyweight
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Tampere Light Flyweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar del Plata Light Flyweight
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Saint Petersburg Light Flyweight

Albert Guardado Jr. (born July 11, 1973) is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Ukraine's eventual bronze medalist Oleg Kiryukhin.

Guardado was trained by his father, Albert Guardado Sr. and grew up in Topeka, Kansas.[2][3][4] After retiring from boxing, Guardado Jr. moved to Lenexa, Kansas where he lives with his wife and three children.[1]

1996 Olympic results

Notable results

References

  1. ^ a b Adame, Tony (July 1, 2016). "A generation later, Albert Guardado Jr. watches another Kansan head to the Olympics". The Witchita Eagle.
  2. ^ writer, Ed Schuyler Jr , Associated Press. "U.S. team fighting for gold". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved 2024-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Haskin, Kevin. "KO delivered to Topeka Golden Gloves location". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  4. ^ "Article clipped from The Palm Beach Post". The Palm Beach Post. 1993-03-05. p. 39. Retrieved 2024-09-22.


Stub icon

This biographical article related to an American boxer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.