All of the gold medal matches at the 1984 Olympics. The U.S. wins 6 gold medals including future world champs Mark Breland, Meldrick Taylor and Pernell Whitaker.
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Evander Holyfield is disqualified for a late hit against Kevin Barry in their semifinal match. Holyfield knocked out Barry so he was not able to compete for the gold medal per amateur boxing rules.
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Joan Benoit wins the first women's Olympic marathon. The silver medalist was Greta Waitz, nine time New York Marathon winner. The bronze medalist was Rosa Mota who would win the gold medal 4 years later in Seoul.
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Lennox Lewis wins a gold medal defeating Riddick Bowe. Roy Jones wins a silver medal in a very controversial loss to Park Si-Heon. This ticket is for the second day of gold medal matches in boxing. In Seoul they alternated the weight class finals. Half on October 1 the other half on the 2nd. A tombed signed ticket from Jones' third round match in currently on ebay for over $1100!!
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The U.S. wins the gold medal in baseball at the 2000 Olympics defeating Cuba 1-0. Winning pitcher Ben Sheets. Other notables who played in that game - Adam Everett, Pat Borders, Doug Mientkiewicz.
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