Adolfo Horta

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Adolfo Horta
Adolfo Horta at the awards ceremony of the 1985 Chemistry Cup
Born
Adolfo Horta Martínez

(1957-10-03)3 October 1957
Died28 November 2016(2016-11-28) (aged 59)
Camagüey, Cuba
Nationality Cuba
Other namesEl hombre del boxeo total
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Featherweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Belgrade Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 1982 Munich Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 1986 Reno Lightweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Featherweight

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

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.