Michael Medor (born 23 May 1982 in
Port Louis
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) is an amateur Mauritian lightweight boxer. Medor qualified for the Mauritian squad in the
men's lightweight division (60 kg) at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
in
Athens
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after claiming the title and receiving a berth from the
second AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Gaborone, Botswana. He lost the opening match to Mongolia's
Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene
Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (; born March 22, 1982) is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who competed in the Lightweight (−60 kg) and junior welterweight (-64 kg) divisions at three Olympics, in 2004, 2008 and won a bronze medal at the 201 ...
in the preliminary round of thirty-two with a scoring decision of 23–29. Medor was also appointed as the Mauritian
flag bearer
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by the National Olympic Committee in the opening ceremony.
References
External links
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ESPN Olympic Profile
1982 births
Living people
Lightweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Mauritius
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
People from Port Louis District
Mauritian male boxers
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