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Arnaldo Mesa

1967 - 2012

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Arnaldo Mesa Bonell (6 December 1967 – 17 December 2012) was an amateur boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. In the final of the Bantamweight (– 54 kg) division he was defeated by Hungary's István Kovács. A year earlier, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, he captured the gold medal in his division. In 1986 he already won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Arnaldo Mesa is the 3,077th most popular athlete (up from 3,172nd in 2024), the 206th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 207th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Cuban Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Arnaldo Mesa ranks 3,077 out of 6,025. Before him are Igor Lapshin, Chandra Sturrup, Dawn Harper-Nelson, Helga Radtke, Pavol Hochschorner, and Donato Sabia. After him are Sergei Tchepikov, Attila Adrovicz, Vyacheslav Voronin, Günther Huber, Michael Hadschieff, and Gal Fridman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Arnaldo Mesa ranks 711. Before him are Jeroen Boere, Darko Milanič, Antonio Pettigrew, Ike Shorunmu, Franck Silvestre, and Alf Poier. After him are Sergei Tchepikov, Ahmed Afif, Yutaka Azuma, Valentine Strasser, Niels van der Zwan, and Mnatsakan Iskandaryan. Among people deceased in 2012, Arnaldo Mesa ranks 501. Before him are Vladimer Aptsiauri, Chuck Share, Erik Rhodes, Johnny Lewis, Alexander Dale Oen, and Dolphy. After him are Anthony Bevilacqua, Mary Tamm, Michael Dokes, John Ingle, James Abdnor, and Alan G. Poindexter.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Arnaldo Mesa ranks 206 out of 300. Before him are Héctor Milián (1968), Osmany Juantorena (1985), Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez (1962), Silvia Chivás (1954), Juan Carlos Lemus (1966), and Alejandro Puerto (1964). After him are Guillermo Betancourt (1963), Daima Beltrán (1972), Aylín Mújica (1974), Rogelio Marcelo (1965), Juan Marén (1971), and Osleidys Menéndez (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In Cuba

Among athletes born in Cuba, Arnaldo Mesa ranks 22. Before him are Pedro Pablo Pichardo (1993), Yipsi Moreno (1980), Yumileidi Cumbá (1975), Yarelys Barrios (1983), Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez (1962), and Silvia Chivás (1954). After him are Osleidys Menéndez (1979), Julio César La Cruz (1989), Maikro Romero (1972), Ioamnet Quintero (1972), Silvia Costa (1964), and Oscar García (1966).

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