Denis Lambert (born September 18, 1961 in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

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) is a retired

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from

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, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in

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. There he was defeated in the second round of the men's

light welterweight Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisio ...

(– 63.5 kg) division by Yugoslavia's eventual bronze medalist

Mirko Puzović Mirko Puzović (born April 24, 1956 in Аranđelovac, Serbia) is a retired boxer from Yugoslavia. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg). In the semifina ...

1984 Olympic results

Below is the record of Denis Lambert, a Canadian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: lost to

(Yugoslavia) by decision, 0–5

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