Ray Downey
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for Canada | |||
Men’s Boxing | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Light Middleweight | |
Commonwealth Games | |||
Silver | 1990 Auckland | Light Middleweight |
Ray Downey (born September 23, 1968 in Halifax County, Nova Scotia) was a Canadian boxer, who won a light middleweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1990 he gained silver at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
[edit] Amateur Highlights
- Won the Light Middleweight Bronze Medal for Canada at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Results were:
- Defeated Jorge López (Argentina) 5-0
- Defeated Norbert Nieroba (West Germany) 3-2
- Defeated Abrar Hussain Syed (Pakistan) 5-0
- Defeated Martin Kitel (Sweden) 5-0
- Lost to Si-Hun Park (South Korea) 0-5
- Competed as a Light Middleweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Result was:
- Lost to Hendrik Simangunsong (Indonesia) 5-12
[edit] Pro career
Downey turned pro in 1994 and had limited success. He retired in 2000 with a pro record of 16-2-1.