| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Boxing | |||
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| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Flyweight | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Bronze | Caracas 1983 | Flyweight | |
Steve McCrory (April 13, 1964 – August 1, 2000, both in Detroit, Michigan) was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles California. The Pan American Games are a Multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of The Americas. The 9th Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, This is the complete list of Olympic Medalists in Boxing from 1904 to 2008 The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games. The Boxing tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas Venezuela, from August 14 to August 29.
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Personal
McCrory is the brother of former WBC Welterweight champion Milton McCrory. Milton McCrory (born February 7, 1962 in Detroit MI) was a professional boxer in the Welterweight (147 lb) division
Amateur career
- 1982 United States Amateur flyweight champion (spring)
- 1983 United States Amateur flyweight champion
- Won the Flyweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
Olympic Results
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- Defeated Tad Joseph (Grenada) walkover
- Defeated Fausto Garcia (Mexico) RSC 1
- Defeated Peter Ayesu (Malawi) 5-0
- Defeated Eyup Can (Turkey) 5-0
- Defeated Redzep Redzepovski (Yugoslavia) 4-1
Pro career
Nicknamed Bluesman, McCrory began his professional career in 1984 and challenged IBF Bantamweight Title holder Jeff Fenech in 1986. Eyüp Can may refer to Eyüp Can (boxer Eyüp Can (journalist Redzep Redzepovski (born December 14, 1962 in Kumanovo) is a retired Flyweight boxer of Macedonian descent who won Jeff Fenech aka 'The Marrickville Mauler' (born May 28, 1964 in Marrickville, Sydney Australia) is an Australian of Maltese Fenech dominated and won via 14th round TKO. This was to be McCrory's last shot at a major title, and he later moved up to Super Featherweight and was beaten by Jesse James Leija. James Leija (born July 8, 1966 and better known as Jesse James Leija) is a professional boxer from Texas.
Death
McCrory died August 01, 2000 after a prolonged illness.
External links
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