Steve McCrory (April 13, 1964 – August 1, 2000) was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games. Personal life McCrory is the brother of former WBC Welterweight champion Milton McCrory. Amateur career 1982 United States Amateur flyweight champion (spring) 1983 United States Amateur flyweight champion Won the Flyweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Olympic Results Defeated Tad Joseph (Grenada) walkover Defeated Fausto Garcia (Mexico) RSC 1 Defeated Peter Ayesu (Malawi) 5-0 Defeated Eyup Can (Turkey) 5-0 Defeated Redzep Redzepovski (Yugoslavia) 4-1 Professional career Nicknamed Bluesman, McCrory began his professional career in 1984 and challenged IBF Bantamweight Title holder Jeff Fenech in 1986. Fenech dominated and won via 14th-round TKO. This was to be McCrory's last shot at a major title, and he later moved up to Super Featherweight and was beaten by Jesse James Leija. Death McCrory died on August 1, 2000 after a prolonged illness. References External links 1964 births 2000 deaths African-American boxers Boxers from Detroit Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of the United States Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers American male boxers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in boxing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century African-American sportspeople