Atheyna Bylon (born April 6, 1989) is a

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. She is a police officer. She started boxing when she was 19, and competed at the

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in the women's middleweight event, in which she was eliminated in a round of 16 bout against Brazil's

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. At the

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in Paris she made history when she defeated

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to advance to the semi-finals, assuring Panama of its 4th Olympic medal in history, the first for a female athlete and the first medal outside of athletics. She would go on to advance to the gold medal match, where she lost to Li Qian of China, earning the silver medal.

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* 1989 births Living people Panamanian women boxers Olympic boxers for Panama Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics South American Games gold medalists for Panama South American Games silver medalists for Panama South American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2022 South American Games Boxers at the 2019 Pan American Games Middleweight boxers AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Boxers at the 2023 Pan American Games Boxers from Panama City Pan American Games silver medalists for Panama Pan American Games silver medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Panama Olympic medalists in boxing {{Panama-boxing-bio-stub