{{short description|American boxer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2015}} [[File:Olanda Anderson (Red) tries to land a punch against Rudolf Kraj, 2000.jpg|thumb|Anderson fighting against Rudolf Kraj at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia on September 24, 2000.]]
'''Olanda Anderson''' (born November 16, 1972) is an American former boxer best known for being a member of the 2000 United States Olympic Team as a light heavyweight.
==Background== Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Anderson became a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant.
==Amateur career== Anderson was the National Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion in 1998 and 2000.
===Olympic results=== * 1st round bye * Lost to Rudolf Kraj (Czech Republic) 13-14
==Professional career== Anderson turned pro in 2002 and was undefeated in the only two recorded bouts of his career. Both bouts were one week apart in January 2002.
==External links== * {{BoxRec|86273}}
{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{Succession box | before = Anthony Stewart | title = United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion | years = 1998 | after = Michael Simms }} {{Succession box | before = Michael Simms | title = United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion | years = 2000 | after = DeAndrey Abron }} {{s-end}}
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