Myke Carvalho
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Myke Michel de Carvalho |
Born | October 28, 1983 Belém, Pará, Brazil | (age 40)
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Medal record |
Myke Michel de Carvalho (born October 28, 1983, in
Career
Carvalho stems from a boxing family, his uncle Dalgírio was a professional boxer. He started working out at the age of 11 and had his first amateur bout at 15.
He won silver at the
He qualified for the
Now at junior welter he won the 2006 South American Games.[1]
At the PanAm Games 2007 he lost at junior welter 8:9 to eventual winner Karl Dargan in the semis and settled for bronze.[2]
At his 2008 Olympic qualifier he lost his semifinal to
He won a gold at the 2010 South American Games at Junior Welter, and a bronze at the 2011 Military World Games.
At the 2011 Pan American Games he competed at Welter and won another Bronze after losing to Carlos Banteux.
At the
Carvalho wished to achieve a fourth Olympic appearance at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but a forearm injury one month before the qualifiers forced his retirement at the age of 33. He now takes care of a gym at his hometown of Belém.[5]
References
- ^ 2006 South Americans
- ^ 2007 PanAm Games
- ^ 2012 Qualifier
- ^ "Myke de Carvalho Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ "Boxeador mais experiente do Brasil fratura o antebraço, anuncia aposentadoria e está fora da Rio-2016".