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Reginald Doherty, four-time Olympic medalist Venus Williams, five-time Olympic medalist. Tennis was first contested as a Summer Olympic sport in the 1896 Olympic Games until 1924 (excluding 1916 due to World War I), before going on hiatus due to disputes between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the International Olympic Committee over how to define amateur players.
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term welterweight was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the opponents. If used, welterweight is typically between lightweight and middleweight.
In boxing, a weight class is a measurement weight range for boxers. The lower limit of a weight class is equal to the upper weight limit of the class below it. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweight [1] in amateur boxing. A boxing match is usually scheduled for a fixed weight class ...
Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience.
USA Boxing, formerly known as the United States Amateur Boxing Federation, has governed amateur and Olympic boxing in the United States since 1978. [6] USA Boxing officially recognized women's boxing in 1993, becoming the first organization to do so in the world with a fight between Dallas Malloy & Heather Poyner in Lynwood, Washington.
When a WBA "Regular Champion" makes between five and ten successful defenses, he may be granted the WBA "Super" title upon discretion of a vote of the WBA's board of governors. World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council (WBC) was founded in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 1963, to establish an international regulating body. [ 7 ]
This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and has awarded world championships in 17 different weight classes since 1989.
Reverse: A stylised Olympic flame and the Moscow Games logo Giuseppe Cassioli (obverse) Ilya Postol (reverse) Moscow Mint 60 6.8 125 1984: Los Angeles, California, U.S. Obverse: Trionfo Reverse: An Olympic champion held aloft by a crowd Note: The reverse returns to the Cassioli design Giuseppe Cassioli: Jostens, Inc 60 7.9 141 1988: Seoul ...