# Kenneth Gould

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{{short description|American boxer}}
{{Infobox boxer (amateur)
| name = Kenny Gould
| image = 
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| caption = 
| fullname = Kenneth Gould
| nicknames ="Kenny"
| weight class = [Welterweight](/source/Welterweight)
| club = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|05|11}}
| birth_place = [Rockford, Illinois](/source/Rockford%2C_Illinois), U.S.
| death_date =
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| height = 1.67 m
| weight = 67 kg
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Boxing_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}}
{{MedalBronze| [1988 Seoul](/source/1988_Summer_Olympics) | [Welterweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Welterweight)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Amateur Championships](/source/World_Amateur_Boxing_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold| [1986 Reno](/source/1986_World_Amateur_Boxing_Championships) | Welterweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver| [1987 Indianapolis](/source/1987_Pan_American_Games) | Welterweight}}
}}

'''Kenneth "Kenny" Gould''' (born May 11, 1967) is an American retired [boxer](/source/boxing), who won the [welterweight bronze medal](/source/Olympic_medalists_in_boxing) at the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/1988_Summer_Olympics). He won the world title at the [1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships](/source/1986_World_Amateur_Boxing_Championships) in [Reno](/source/Reno%2C_Nevada), followed by a silver medal at the [1987 Pan American Games](/source/Boxing_at_the_1987_Pan_American_Games).

==1988 Olympic Games==
*Defeated [Joseph Marwa](/source/Joseph_Marwa_(boxer)) (Tanzania) 4–1
*Defeated [Alfred Ankamah](/source/Alfred_Ankamah) (Ghana) 5–0
*Defeated [Maselino Masoe](/source/Maselino_Masoe) (American Samoa) 5–0
*Defeated [Joni Nyman](/source/Joni_Nyman) (Finland) 5–0
*Lost to [Laurent Boudouani](/source/Laurent_Boudouani) (France) 1–4

==Professional career==
Gould began his professional career that same year and retired in 1993 with a career record of 26–2 (15KO). He fought limited opposition throughout his career, and was unable to compete at the higher levels of the pro ranks. His most notable foe was undefeated contender [Roger Turner](/source/Roger_Turner_(boxer)), who beat Gould by decision, and later went on to be KO'd by [Félix Trinidad](/source/F%C3%A9lix_Trinidad) in a world title fight.
Gould went on to win the fringe IBO title, but was forced to retire due to a shoulder injury.

==External links==
* {{BoxRec|id=3345|name=Kenny Gould}}
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/kenny-gould-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055109/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/kenny-gould-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Kenny Gould}}

{{Footer World Amateur Champions Welterweight}}
{{Footer USA Boxing 1988 Summer Olympics}}

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Category:1967 births
Category:Living people
Category:Boxers from Illinois
Category:Welterweight boxers
Category:Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games
Category:Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in boxing
Category:Sportspeople from Rockford, Illinois
Category:Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
Category:American male boxers
Category:IBA Men's World Boxing Championships medalists
Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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