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Mario César Kindelán Mesa (born August 10, 1971), best known as Mario Kindelán, is a Cuban former amateur boxer. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, having competed in the lightweight division at the 2000 and 2004 events. His cousin is baseball player Orestes Kindelán.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kindelán and the second or maternal family name is Mesa.
Mario Kindelán
Statistics
Real nameMario César Kindelán Mesa
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)[1]
NationalityCuban
Born (1971-08-10) August 10, 1971 (age 51)
Holguín, Cuba
StanceSouthpaw
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 3 0 0
World Cup 3 0 0
Pan American Games 2 0 0
Central American and Caribbean Games 2 0 0
Total 9 0 0
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Lightweight
2004 Athens Lightweight
World Championships
1999 Houston Lightweight
2001 Belfast Lightweight
2003 Bangkok Lightweight
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Lightweight
2003 Santo Domingo Lightweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
1993 Ponce Lightweight
1998 Maracaibo Lightweight

Success


His most successful period came in a winning streak starting with the 1999 Pan American Games title, and covered every major event he entered including the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, three world championships (1999, 2001, 2003), and the 2003 Pan American Games. His most recent victory was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, defeating Amir Khan in the final, and retaining his gold medal from four years earlier.

Kindelan holds wins over future professional world champions Felix Trinidad, Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan and Andreas Kotelnik. Kindelan also beat fellow Olympic champions Somluck Kamsing and Felix Diaz.[2]

Prior to the Olympics in 2004 Kindelan had beaten Khan 33–13 at the pre-tournament as well as beating him at the Olympics 30-22.

Mario Kindelan's amateur record was 358–22, having not lost since 1999 till his retirement in 2004.[3]


Amateur highlights


In 1999, he was named as one of the top ten athletes in Cuba, and was named Boxer of the Year.


2000 Olympic Games



2004 Athens Olympic Games


Kindelan's results in the games, were as follows:


World Amateur Championships


1999 in Houston, United States (as a lightweight)

2001 in Belfast, Northern Ireland (as a lightweight)

2003 in Bangkok, Thailand (as a lightweight)


Retirement


In May 2005, aged 34, he came out of retirement and travelled to Bolton, England for a third fight with Amir Khan. He had beaten Khan twice already the previous year – in the Pre-Olympic tournament and the Olympic Lightweight final – however Khan had become a popular attraction in the UK and a third fight was arranged to set up his professional debut. Khan beat Kindelan on points 19–13.

Having retired, he is generally considered one of the greatest amateur boxers ever seen, leading to the comment during his final fight by the boxing commentator that he was "a professional in a vest".

Typical for athletes from Cuba, where professional sport is prohibited, his reward is his pride in representing his people on the Olympic stage. He said, of being offered $1 million to compete professionally, "I thanked them, but money cannot buy what I have."


References


  1. "Mario Kindelán". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. "Mario Kindelán - BoxRec".
  3. ""Super" Mario Kindelan interesting info".
  4. "Mario Kindelán - BoxRec".



На других языках

- [en] Mario Kindelán

[es] Mario Kindelán

Mario César Kindelán Mesa (Holguín, Cuba, 10 de agosto de 1971) es un deportista olímpico cubano que compitió en boxeo, en la categoría de peso ligero y que consiguió la medalla de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Sídney 2000 y Atenas 2004.[1]

[fr] Mario Kindelán

Mario Kindelán est un boxeur cubain né le 10 août 1971 à Holguín.

[it] Mario Kindelán

Mario César Kindelán Mesa, noto come Mario Kindelán (Holguín, 10 agosto 1971), è un ex pugile cubano.

[ru] Кинделан, Марио

Марио Сесар Кинделан Меса (исп. Mario César Kindelán Mesa, род. 10 августа 1971 года в Ольгине, Куба) — кубинский боксёр-любитель, двукратный олимпийский чемпион (2000 и 2004), трёхкратный чемпион мира (1999, 2001 и 2003) и двукратный чемпион Панамериканских игр (1999 и 2003). Выиграл все крупнейшие турниры, в которых принял участие, кроме Кубка Мира в Астане, где проиграл казаху Руслану Мусинову. Считается одним из сильнейших боксёров-любителей за всю историю.


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