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Medal Picks
Brian Cazeneuve
September 11, 2000
Who will take home gold, silver and bronze in each of the Games' 300 events? And who will be worth watching, win or lose?
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September 11, 2000

Medal Picks

Who will take home gold, silver and bronze in each of the Games' 300 events? And who will be worth watching, win or lose?

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[Gold]Ricardo Juarez, U.S.
[Silver]Ramazan Palyani, Turkey
[Bronze]Falk Huste, Germany
[Bronze]Tulkunbay Turgunov, Uzbekistan
Juarez was destined to box—his middle name is Rocky

60 kg (132 lbs.)

[Gold]Mario Kindel�n, Cuba
[Silver]Cristi�n Bejarano, Mexico
[Bronze] David Jackson, U.S.
[Bronze]Alexander Maletin, Russia
This has been Cuba's worst class

63.5 kg (140 lbs.)

[Gold]Mahammatkodir Abdullayev, Uzbekistan
[Silver]Alexander Leonov, Russia
[Bronze] Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico
[Bronze]Di�genes Luna, Cuba
Abdullayev, a Muslim, kneels and bows to the east after a win

67 kg (148 lbs.)

[Gold]Bulent Ulusoy, Turkey
[Silver]Roberto Guerra, Cuba
[Bronze]Francisco Calderon, Colombia
[Bronze]Parkpoom Changponak, Thailand
With Juan Hern�ndez's move to 71 kg, this class is wide open

71 kg (156 lbs.)

[Gold]Juan Hern�ndez, Cuba
[Silver]Marian Simion, Romania
[Bronze] Adnan Catic, Germany
[Bronze] Jermain Taylor, U.S.
Hern�ndez has won four world titles, but only silver in Olympics

75 kg (165 lbs.)

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