Olanda Anderson
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Anderson fighting against Rudolf Kraj at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia on September 24, 2000.
Olanda Anderson (born November 16, 1972) is an American former boxer best known for being a member of the 2000 United States Olympic Team as a light heavyweight.
Background[]
Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Anderson became a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant.
Amateur career[]
Anderson was the National Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion in 1998 and 2000.
Olympic results[]
- 1st round bye
- Lost to Rudolf Kraj (Czech Republic) 13-14
Professional career[]
Anderson turned pro in 2002 and was undefeated in the only two recorded bouts of his career. Both bouts were one week apart in January 2002.
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Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sumter, South Carolina
- African-American boxers
- Boxers from South Carolina
- Heavyweight boxers
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of the United States
- Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
- American male boxers
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people
- American boxing biography stubs