"each in athletics and judo (both of which were won by women). The most significant Cuban highlight of the Games came from Mijaín López, who successfully defended his super heavyweight title in Greco-Roman wrestling, matching a historic ""three-peat"" effort with Russian legend Alexander Karelin in the same sport category. Moreover, Lopez joined heavyweight boxers Teófilo Stevenson (1972–1980) and Félix Savón (1992–2000) as the only Cubans to ever achieve three successive Olympic titles. Boxers Robeisy Ramírez (bantamweight), Arlen López (middleweight), and Julio César La Cruz (light heavyweight) contributed three of the country's gold medals through their respective weight categories, while reigning"
"hosted the World Championships. He also captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games. <br> Jorge Hernández (boxer) Jorge Hernández (born November 17, 1954 in Havana) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by defeating North Korea's Li Byong-Uk in the final. Four years later, when Moscow hosted the Games, he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight division (– 51 kg). Hernández won the world title at the inaugural"
"a heart attack at his home in Cuba. He was 61. Douglas Rodríguez (boxer) Douglas Rodríguez (June 3, 1950 – May 21, 2012, Havana) was an amateur boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) category at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he won the bronze medal after being stopped in the semifinals by Uganda's eventual silver medalist Leo Rwabwogo. Rodríguez claimed the first ever world title in his weight division by defeating Venezuela's Alfredo Pérez in the final of the 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba."
"Jorge Hernández (boxer) Jorge Hernández (born November 17, 1954 in Havana) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by defeating North Korea's Li Byong-Uk in the final. Four years later, when Moscow hosted the Games, he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight division (– 51 kg). Hernández won the world title at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, followed by the silver medal four years later, when Belgrade"
"Championships 1980 Summer Olympics - Moscow 1982 World Amateur Championships Ángel Herrera Vera Ángel Herrera Vera (born August 2, 1957 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban boxer, who won two Olympic gold medals, and the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade. First competing in the featherweight (– 57 kg) category, he won the 1976 Olympics as well as the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He then competed in lightweight (– 60 kg) to win another Olympic gold in 1980, and his second World Title in Munich, West Germany. In 1983 he won a silver medal at the Pan"
"Ángel Herrera Vera Ángel Herrera Vera (born August 2, 1957 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban boxer, who won two Olympic gold medals, and the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade. First competing in the featherweight (– 57 kg) category, he won the 1976 Olympics as well as the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He then competed in lightweight (– 60 kg) to win another Olympic gold in 1980, and his second World Title in Munich, West Germany. In 1983 he won a silver medal at the Pan American Games. 1976 Summer Olympics - Montreal 1978 World Amateur"
"his 45th birthday on 17 December 2012. <br> Arnaldo Mesa Arnaldo Mesa Bonell (6 December 1967 – 17 December 2012) was a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. In the final of the Bantamweight (– 54 kg) division he was defeated by Hungary's István Kovács. A year earlier, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, he captured the gold medal in his division. In 1986 he already won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno. He died"
"Douglas Rodríguez (boxer) Douglas Rodríguez (June 3, 1950 – May 21, 2012, Havana) was an amateur boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) category at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he won the bronze medal after being stopped in the semifinals by Uganda's eventual silver medalist Leo Rwabwogo. Rodríguez claimed the first ever world title in his weight division by defeating Venezuela's Alfredo Pérez in the final of the 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba. Rodríguez's death was confirmed on May 21, 2012. He had suffered"
"the 1972 Munich Olympics: <br> Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (born September 2, 1944) is a former bantamweight boxer from Cuba, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three years later he captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games. Orlando was awarded a hotly disputed 3-2 split decision over Great Britain's George Turpin in the 1972 Munich Olympics semifinal before coasting to a comfortable points win over future professional world bantamweight champion Alfonzo Zamora in the final to win the division's gold medal. Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed"
"death is still undetermined. Angel Espinosa Ángel Espinosa Capó (October 2, 1966 – April 12, 2017) was a Cuban amateur boxer who dominated the 1980s at junior middleweight and middleweight and captured the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He never won an Olympic medal due to Cuba's boycott of the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. A hard hitting Cuban with a southpaw stance one of the most feared in his era was known to have about 300 amateur fights. In 1983 the hard-hitting southpaw won the junior world championships at junior welterweight by knocking out Meldrick Taylor in round 2."
"of the Cuban team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches. Ernesto Martínez Ernesto Martínez Hernández (November 20, 1951 – January 7, 2007) was a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was born in Matanzas Province and died in Pedro Betancourt in January 2007. In 1972 he was part of the Cuban team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Cuban team in the 1976"
"record of boxing legend Teófilo Stevenson, who carried the Cuban flag at Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, and Moscow 1980. Seventeen-year-old artistic gymnast Marcia Vidiaux was Cuba's youngest competitor, with skeet shooter and Athens 2004 bronze medalist Juan Miguel Rodríguez rounding out the field as the oldest competitor (aged 49). Other notable athletes on the Cuban roster included 2015 world silver medalist Manrique Larduet in men's artistic gymnastics, pole vaulter Yarisley Silva, world boxing champions Joahnys Argilagos (light flyweight), Yosvany Veitía (flyweight), Lázaro Álvarez (lightweight), Arlen López (middleweight), and Julio César La Cruz (light heavyweight), world-ranked rower Ángel Fournier in the"
"Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (born September 2, 1944) is a former bantamweight boxer from Cuba, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three years later he captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games. Orlando was awarded a hotly disputed 3-2 split decision over Great Britain's George Turpin in the 1972 Munich Olympics semifinal before coasting to a comfortable points win over future professional world bantamweight champion Alfonzo Zamora in the final to win the division's gold medal. Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed in the bantamweight division of"
"Angel Espinosa Ángel Espinosa Capó (October 2, 1966 – April 12, 2017) was a Cuban amateur boxer who dominated the 1980s at junior middleweight and middleweight and captured the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He never won an Olympic medal due to Cuba's boycott of the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. A hard hitting Cuban with a southpaw stance one of the most feared in his era was known to have about 300 amateur fights. In 1983 the hard-hitting southpaw won the junior world championships at junior welterweight by knocking out Meldrick Taylor in round 2. Cuba boycotted the 1984"
"Arnaldo Mesa Arnaldo Mesa Bonell (6 December 1967 – 17 December 2012) was a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. In the final of the Bantamweight (– 54 kg) division he was defeated by Hungary's István Kovács. A year earlier, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, he captured the gold medal in his division. In 1986 he already won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno. He died due to a heart attack two weeks after"
"fight winning the junior middleweight title in 1979. <br> Emilio Correa (boxer born 1953) Emilio Correa (born May 21, 1953) is a Cuban former amateur boxer who won welterweight gold at the Olympics 1972. He is not to be confused with his middleweight namesake, who is actually his son. Inspired by his compatriots Roberto Caminero ""Chocolatico"" Pérez, Enrique Regüeiferos, Félix Betancourt and Rolando Garbey who also hail from Santiago de Cuba, he started boxing in 1966. At the PanAm Games in Cali, Colombia (1971) he won gold against American Larry Carlisle, but it was not until he beat Betancourt at"
"Juan Francisco Rodriguez, a Spanish bantamweight boxer, who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: <br> Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (born 12 September 1950) is a retired Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped in the second bout by the eventual silver medalist Charles Mooney. After the 1976 Olympics Rodríguez turned professional and fought until 1982. He challenged Carlos Zarate Serna for the Mexican's WBC world bantamweight title in a 1977 fight held at Madrid, but lost"
"fight Wilfredo Gomez, the fight ultimately was canceled. Zamora was a knockout seeker, but he seemed to lose confidence after his devastating loss to Zarate. Nevertheless, he was selected at Number 47 on ""The Ring"" list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. His final career record included 33 wins, with 32 KOs, and 5 losses. Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954 in Mexico City, Mexican Federal District, Mexico) is a former Mexican boxer who fought from 1973 to 1980. Zamora was the silver medalist at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He enjoyed a meteoric rise in his"
"Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954 in Mexico City, Mexican Federal District, Mexico) is a former Mexican boxer who fought from 1973 to 1980. Zamora was the silver medalist at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He enjoyed a meteoric rise in his professional career. He was the Lineal and WBA Bantamweight champion of the world, and made six title defenses. Bantamweight silver medalist at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Results were: He won the Lineal and WBA Bantamweight championship on 14 March 1975 when he knocked out Soo-Hwan Hong in four rounds, two years after turning pro. Zamora"
"Ernesto Martínez Ernesto Martínez Hernández (November 20, 1951 – January 7, 2007) was a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was born in Matanzas Province and died in Pedro Betancourt in January 2007. In 1972 he was part of the Cuban team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Cuban team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. At the 1980 Games he was a member"
"to Joe Mesi in four, and his career was effectively dead in 2002 when last minute sub Derek Bryant walked over him in one round. His only title was the WBO Latino Heavyweight title which he defeated Daniel Eduardo Neto by Points decision. Jorge Luis González Jorge Luis González (born October 19, 1964) (DOB disputed) is a former heavyweight boxing contender and prospect born in Havana, Cuba. He won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1987 Pan American Games and the former WBO Latino Heavyweight Champion. González compiled an Amateur Record of 220-13. His highlights"
"Olympics <br> Alexis Rubalcaba Alexis Rubalcaba (born September 9, 1972) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 (where he suffered a shocking loss to Paea Wolfgramm of Tonga in the quarter-finals) and in 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Two years earlier, at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary, he won a silver medal. 1996 Summer Olympics 1999 Pan American Games"
"Emilio Correa (boxer born 1953) Emilio Correa (born May 21, 1953) is a Cuban former amateur boxer who won welterweight gold at the Olympics 1972. He is not to be confused with his middleweight namesake, who is actually his son. Inspired by his compatriots Roberto Caminero ""Chocolatico"" Pérez, Enrique Regüeiferos, Félix Betancourt and Rolando Garbey who also hail from Santiago de Cuba, he started boxing in 1966. At the PanAm Games in Cali, Colombia (1971) he won gold against American Larry Carlisle, but it was not until he beat Betancourt at the national championships in 1972 that he was able"
"Julio César La Cruz Julio César La Cruz Peraza (born 11 August 1989) is a Cuban amateur boxer. He won the light heavyweight world title in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, as well as the Olympic gold medal in 2016. At the 2011 World Championships, he captained the Cuban national team, where he beat number 1 seeded Egor Mekhontsev from Russia on points (21–15) in semi-final, and defeated Adilbek Niyazymbetov from Kazakhstan after 3 rounds by 17–13 finishing score in final, being the 4th World amateur boxing champion boxer from Camagüey. He grasped the gold medal at 2011 Pan American"
"2016 Summer Olympics. Roniel Iglesias Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (born August 14, 1988) is a Cuban amateur boxer, best known for winning the junior world title at lightweight in 2006, a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and a gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2005, Iglesias won the national (senior) flyweight title as a 16-year-old when Olympic champion Yuriorkis Gamboa was out injured. He beat future two-time champ Yoandri Salinas and then Karel Luis in the final. However, the more experienced Andry Laffita who had competed at junior flyweight was sent to the world"
"Chucho Castillo Jesús Castillo Aguilera (June 17, 1944 – January 15, 2013) was a Mexican boxer. Better known as Chucho Castillo, he was the Lineal, WBA and WBC Bantamweight world champion in 1970. Castillo and Rubén Olivares sustained one of the most important rivalries in the history of Mexican boxing. Castillo was described by the boxing book """" as quiet and sullen, while Olivares was more of an outgoing partygoer, according to the book. The personality contrast made fans very interested in their matches. Castillo was born in Nuevo Valle de Moreno, a small town in the municipality of León,"
"Jorge Luis González Jorge Luis González (born October 19, 1964) (DOB disputed) is a former heavyweight boxing contender and prospect born in Havana, Cuba. He won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1987 Pan American Games and the former WBO Latino Heavyweight Champion. González compiled an Amateur Record of 220-13. His highlights include: After an outstanding amateur career in Cuba, where he defeated the likes of Teofilo Stevenson, Tyrell Biggs, and Craig Payne, he defected during a Cuban Team event in Finland, in 1991. He reached the US and turned professional in Miami in June"
"Yankiel León Yankiel León Alarcón (born 26 April 1982 in Jobabo) is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight. Leon won gold at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2000 as a light flyweight. became senior national champion 2002 at flyweight then moved up. At bantam he stood in the shadows of near-invincible two-time Olympic champion Guillermo Rigondeaux who beat him eight times. When Rigondeaux was out injured in 2007 Leon lost at the national championships to Yasniel Toledo. After it became clear that the banned Rigondeaux would not be"
"23-12-0 with 19 KO's. Juan Paredes Juan Paredes Miranda (born January 29, 1953) is a retired boxer from Mexico, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Ángel Herrera of Cuba. Miranda was born in Azcapotzalco. Below are the results of Juan Paredes, a Mexican featherweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: Paredes turned pro in 1977 and had limited success. He never challenged for a major title and retired in 1988 with"
"died January 28, 2013, in Miami, Florida, after suffering a heart attack. Florentino Fernández (boxer) Florentino ""the Ox"" Fernández (March 7, 1936 – January 28, 2013) was a Cuban middleweight who fought from 1956 to 1972. His overall record was 50 wins (43 by KO), 16 losses and two draws. Fernandez was born in Santiago de Cuba. he was a big left hook artist who racked up a series of victories which led to his title challenge against Gene Fullmer. The 25-year-old Fernandez lost a split decision to Fullmer for the middleweight title in Ogden, Utah on August 5, 1961."
"initial decision to end the fight, ""He was too strict..."" and accused the Kazakhstan team of offering bribes. Former Cuban president Fidel Castro also defended Matos, saying he was rightfully indignant over his disqualification. ""I saw when the judges blatantly stole fights from two Cuban boxers in the semifinals,"" Castro wrote. Ángel Matos Ángel Valodia Matos Fuentes (born December 24, 1976 in Holguín) is a former Cuban taekwondo athlete. He received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and added another at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. The World Taekwondo Federation banned Matos"
"34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016. Cuba has entered ten boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Olympic bronze medalist Yasniel Toledo was the only Cuban finishing among the top two of their respective weight division in the World Series of Boxing. Five boxers (Argilagos, Veitía, Alvarez, López, and La Cruz) qualified through the 2015 World Championships, while Roniel Iglesias, Erislandy Savón and Lenier Pero had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina. London 2012 champion Robeisy Ramírez"
"Alfonso Pérez (boxer) Alfonso Pérez (born January 16, 1949 in Cartagena) is a retired boxer from Colombia, who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division (– 60 kilograms) at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1971 he won the silver medal at the Pan American Games. He turned pro on April 6, 1973, and retired in 1981 after 40 bouts (27 wins, 10 losses and 3 draws, 20 wins by way of knockout). Perez had the ability of fighting as a lightweight or losing weight and competing as a featherweight, and he holds a win by knockout in three"