Arnaldo Mesa
Boxer (1967–2012)
阿纳尔多·梅萨 · アルナルド・メサ
- Born
- 6 December 1967, Frank País
- Died
- 17 December 2012, Holguin
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Weight
- 57 kg (126 lb)
Arnaldo Mesa Bonell (6 December 1967 – 17 December 2012) was an amateur boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. In the final of the Bantamweight (– 54 kg) division he was defeated by Hungary's István Kovács. A year earlier, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, he captured the gold medal in his division. In 1986 he already won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno.
He died due to a heart attack two weeks after his 45th birthday on 17 December 2012.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – bantamweight | 1996 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q742916 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.