Arnold Vanderlyde

Name: Arnold Vanderlyde
Birth Name: Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde
Hometown: Sittard, Netherlands
Birthplace: Sittard, Netherlands
Amateur Boxer: Record

Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde (born January 24, 1963 in Sittard) is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal each time in the heavyweight division, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He started boxing at age fifteen. He became European champion three times, and won the Dutch title seven times. Vanderlyde was also the silver medalist at both the 1986 and 1991 World amateur championships. Vanderlyde never became a pro. During his heights he was stopped several times by Cuban amateur legend Felix Savon.

Olympic Results

1984

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Egerton Forster (Sierra Leone) 4-1
• Defeated Georgios Stefanopoulos (Greece) 5-0
• Lost to Willie de Wit (Canada) 2-3

1988

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Henry Akinwande (Great Britian) 3-2
• Defeated Gyula Alvics (Hungary) 5-0
• Lost to Ray Mercer (United States) RSC 2

1992

• Defeated Emilio Leti (American Samoa) 14-0
• Defeated Sung-Bae Chae (South Korea) 14-13
• Defeated Paul Douglas (Ireland) RSC 1 (1:30)
• Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba) 3-23