Maikro Romero (born December 9, 1972) is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Maikro Romero
Personal information
Full nameMaikro Eusebio Romero Esquivel
NationalityCuban
Born (1972-12-09) December 9, 1972 (age 51)
Guantánamo
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Flyweight and Flyweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Light Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Budapest Light Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 1999 Houston Light Flyweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Light Flyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Maracaibo Light Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Ponce Light Flyweight
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 New York Light Flyweight

Later he changed weight class to Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) and won the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Trying to defend his title in 1999, he lost to Brian Viloria in the final and won a silver medal. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he won a bronze medal together with Kim Un-Chol of North Korea.

Amateur highlights

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Olympic results

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1996

2000

References

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  • Amateur Record at the Wayback Machine (archived October 26, 2009)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maikro Romero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.