Lightweight
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The word '''lightweight''' usually refers to a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a [[slang]] term, indicating insignifigance or ineptitude.
==Professional boxing==
The lightweight is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) [[boxing weight classes|weight class]] in the sport of [[boxing]]. In England, it equates to the weight bracket of 9 st 3 lb - 9 st 8 lb.
Notable lightweight boxers includes [[Bummy Davis]], [[Benny Leonard]], [[Henry Armstrong]], [[Joe Gans]], [[Tony Canzoneri]], [[Carlos Ortiz]], [[Ike Williams (boxer)|Ike Williams]],[[Roberto Duran]], [[Alexis Arguello]], [[Ray Mancini|Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini]], [[Hector "Macho" Camacho]], [[Julio César Chávez]], [[Miguel Angel Gonzalez]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Sugar Shane Mosley]], Colin Smith, [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], [[Diego Corrales]],[[ Manny Pacquiao]], and the current Ring Magazine champion, [[Joel Casamayor]].
===Professional Champions===
{{main|List of lightweight boxing champions}}
==Amateur Champions==
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===Olympic Champions===
* [[Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Harry Spanger]]|USA|1904 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Frederick Grace]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics* [[Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Aureliano Bolognesi]]|ITA|1952 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Dick McTaggart]]|GBR|1956 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Kazimierz Paździor]]|POL|1960 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Józef Grudzień]]|POL|1964 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Ronald W. Harris]]|USA|1968 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jan Szczepański]]|POL|1972 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Howard Davis Jr.]]|USA|1976 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Ángel Herrera]]|CUB|1980 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Pernell Whitaker]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Andreas Zülow]]|GDR|1988 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Oscar de la Hoya]]|USA|1992 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Hocine Soltani]]|ALG|1996 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Mario César Kindelán Mesa]]|CUB|2000 Summer}}
* [[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Mario César Kindelán Mesa]]|CUB|2004 Summer}}
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===Pan American Champions===
* [[Boxing at the 1951 Pan American Games|1951]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Oscar Galardo]] ([[Argentina|ARG]])
* [[Boxing at the 1955 Pan American Games|1955]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miguel Ángel Péndola]] ([[Argentina|ARG]])
* [[Boxing at the 1959 Pan American Games|1959]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Abel Laudonio]] ([[Argentina|ARG]])
* [[Boxing at the 1963 Pan American Games|1963]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Roberto Caminero]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
* [[Boxing at the 1967 Pan American Games|1967]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Enrique Regueiferos]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
* [[Boxing at the 1971 Pan American Games|1971]] – {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Luis Dávila]] ([[Puerto Rico|PUR]])
* [[Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975]] – {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Chris Clarke (boxer)|Chris Clarke]] ([[Canada|CAN]])
* [[Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games|1979]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Adolfo Horta]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
* [[Boxing at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pernell Whitaker]] ([[United States|USA]])
* [[Boxing at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Julio Gonzáles]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
* [[Boxing at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Julio Gonzáles]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
* [[Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Julio Gonzáles]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
* [[Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Mario César Kindelán Mesa]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
* [[Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Mario César Kindelán Mesa]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
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==Kickboxing Lightweight==
*[[International Kickboxing Federation]] (IKF) Lightweight (Pro & Amateur) 127.1 lbs. - 132 lbs. or 57.77 kg - 60 kg
Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions.
==Rowing==
Lightweight rowing was a category entered into the Olympic sport, originally due to countries of smaller stature competing with an unfair disadvantage, as rowing favors the taller athlete who has more leverage.
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