Garth John da Silva (born December 28, 1973 in Wellington) is a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won his forst round in the Heavyweight (-91kg) division, before losing to Serguei Dychkov of Belarus. In 1998 he won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital city of New Zealand, the countrys second-largest urban area and the most populous national capital city in Oceania. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Atlanta is the capital of and largest city in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 11 to September 21 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for 20th Century. ... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ...