Arnold Vanderlyde

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Arnold Vanderlyde
Vanderlyde in 1990
Born
Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde

(1963-01-24) 24 January 1963 (age 61)
Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights254
Wins233
Losses20
Draws1
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1986 Reno Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sydney Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Turin Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1989 Athens Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1991 Gothenburg Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Budapest Heavyweight

Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde (born 24 January 1963) is a Dutch former amateur boxer, who participated in three Summer Olympics (1984, 1988 and 1992) and won three bronze medals in the heavyweight division (≤91 kg). He started boxing at age fifteen. Although Vanderlyde was a three-time European champion and seven-time Dutch champion, he never turned professional. After ending his boxing career in 1992, he entered the corporate world as a motivational speaker.

Olympic results[edit]

1984

1988

1992

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Arnold Vanderlyde at Wikimedia Commons
  • Personal website Archived 24 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arnold Vanderlyde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
Awards
Preceded by Dutch Sportsman of the Year
1991
Succeeded by