Mikaela Mayer

Personal information

Full name

Mikaela Joslin Mayer^[1]

Born

July 4, 1990 (1990-07-04) (age 26)

^[2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Height

5 ft 9 in (175 cm)^[2]

Weight

Light Welterweight (64 kg, 141 lb)^[2]
Lightweight (60 kg, 132 lb) ^[2]

Sport

Country

United States

Sport

Boxing

Medal record

Women's amateur boxing
Representing United States
Olympic Trials Champion, 2x US National Champion, 4x National Golden Glove Champion, 2x Continental Champion, World championships Bronze medalist. Championships
	2012 Qinhuangdao	Light welterweight

Mikaela Mayer (born July 4, 1990)^[2] is a female boxer for Team USA. She is a native of Los Angeles, California.

2016 Summer Olympics

Mayer represented the United States as part of Team USA in the women's 60kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.^[3]^[4] She was eliminated in the quarterfinal by Russian Anastasia Belyakova, who took a majority decision.^[5]

Profile

2016 AIBA Americas Qualifier: Gold Medalist, Lightweight 60 kg (132 lbs)^[2]
2016 Olympic Trials Champion^[2]
2015 USA Boxing National Champion 60kg (132lbs)^[2]
2014 USA Boxing National Champion 60 kg (132 lbs)^[2]
2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships: Bronze Medalist, Light welterweight 64 kg (141 lbs)^[2]
2012 AMBC Continental Championships: Gold Medalist 64 kg (141 lbs)^[2]
2012 USA Boxing National Champion 64 kg (141 lbs)^[2]
2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Runner-Up 60 kg (132 lbs)^[2]
2011 National Golden Gloves: Champion 60 kg (132 lbs)^[2]

References

↑ Freier, Meghan. "Champion Boxer Mikaela Mayer". TheEveryGirl.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Mikaela Mayer profile". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
↑ Stevens, Carrie (May 8, 2013). "How Boxer Mikaela Mayer Knocks Out Cravings". Fitness (magazine).
↑ Nuñez, Alanna (September 20, 2013). "How Model-Turned-Boxer Mikaela Mayer Stays Fit". Shape (magazine).
↑ Kevin Iole (2016-08-15). "American boxer Mikaela Mayer falls just short of Olympic medal". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.

Other sources

Kevin, Baxter (October 15, 2011). "Mikaela Mayer hopes to rebound at Olympic boxing trials". Los Angeles Times.
Kohn, Jody (June 27, 2013). "Mikaela Mayer discusses Golden Gloves, her future, more". Pro Boxing Insider.

2016 USA Olympic Boxing Team

Men's athletes	Nico Hernández Shakur Stevenson Carlos Balderas Charles Conwell

Women's athletes	Mikaela Mayer Claressa Shields

Coaches	Billy Walsh

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