Aleksandar Khristov

Aleksandar Khristov (Bulgarian: Александър Христов) (born 28 July 1964) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who became world champion and represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the silver medal in the bantamweight (51 – 54 kg) division. He also won three medals in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, including gold at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin, Italy.

Aleksandar Khristov
Personal information
Full nameАлександър Иванов Христов
Nationality Bulgaria
Born (1964-07-28) 28 July 1964
Plovdiv
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classBantamweight
ClubLokomotiv, Plovdiv

Khristov was the winning boxer in a disputed bantamweight bout in the 1988 Seoul Olympics when he was given a controversial 4-1 victory over South Korean opponent Jung-Il Byun, who refused to leave the ring for over an hour after Khristov was given the verdict.

Results

1985 European Championships

  • Defeated Hermann Leber (Austria) 5:0
  • Defeated Relu Nistor (Romania) 5:0
  • Defeated Jarmo Eskelinen (Finland) 5:0
  • Lost to Ljubiša Simić (Yugoslavia) 1:4

1987 European Championships

  • Defeated Mike Devanney (Scotland) RSC-3
  • Defeated Ljubiša Simić (Yugoslavia) 5:0
  • Defeated René Breitbarth (East Germany) 5:0
  • Defeated Yuriy Alexandrov (Soviet Union) 5:0

1988 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

References

  • databaseOlympics.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Khristov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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