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Iraq vet Downs, 32, is oldest boxer in U.S. history on Olympic team

Associated Press

Saturday, August 25, 2007

HOUSTON -- The youngsters back at Fort Carson have got nothing on Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Downs. The 32-year-old father of two became the oldest American boxer in history to make the Olympic team on Saturday night, beating Yathomas Riley to win the 178-pound championship at the U.S. Olympic trials. A member of the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, Downs served in Iraq from January 2004 to March 2005. He's still on active duty, but the military will allow him to dedicate a ...

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