Michael Medor (born 23 May 1982 in
Port Louis
Port Louis (french: Port-Louis; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Polwi or , ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's ec ...
) 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 ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
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
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Gaboron ...
. He lost the opening match to Mongolia's
Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene
Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene ( mn, Уранчимэгийн Мөнх-Эрдэнэ; 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 Olympi ...
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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