Lars Myrberg

Lars Myrberg
Personal information
Full nameLars Mikael Myrberg
Nationality Sweden
Born (1964-11-23) 23 November 1964
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Welterweight
ClubDjurgårdens IF
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Light Welterweight

Lars Mikael Myrberg (born 23 November 1964) is a Swedish former boxer who won a light welterweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Myrberg represented Djurgårdens IF.[1]

1988 Olympic record

Below is the record of Lars Myrberg, a Swedish light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:

  • Round of 64: defeated Handhal al-Harithy (Oman) referee stopped contest in first round
  • Round of 32: defeated Ahmed Khanji (Syria) by decision, 4-1
  • Round of 16: Defeated Howard Grant (Canada) by decision, 4-1
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Humberto Rodriguez (Mexico) by first-round knockout
  • Semifinal: lost to Grahame Cheney (Australia) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)

Professional career

Myrberg turned pro in 1996 and fought only one bout. He defeated Shaba Edwards by technical knockout in a bout held in Denmark. Myrberg retired with a record of 1-0-0.

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Lars Myrberg".

Sources


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