Adolfo Horta
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Adolfo Horta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Adolfo Horta Martínez 3 October 1957 San Lorenzo, Santiago de Cuba Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 November 2016 Camagüey, Cuba | (aged 59)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | El hombre del boxeo total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Adolfo Horta (3 October 1957 – 28 November 2016) was a Cuban
World Amateur Boxing Championships in different weight classes, but he would never return to the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics.[citation needed
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1980 Olympic results
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: Odd Bengtsson (Sweden) by decision, 5-0
- Round of 16: Titi Cercel (Romania) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Luis Pizarro(Puerto Rico) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: Defeated Krysztof Kosedowski(Poland) by walkover
- Final: Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded silver medal)
References
- ^ Falleció Adolfo Horta, el hombre del boxeo total (in Spanish)
Further reading
- Amateur Record (Archived 2009-10-24)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolfo Horta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.