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 Adolfo Horta at the awards ceremony of the 1985 Chemistry Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Adolfo Horta Martínez 3 October 1957 San Lorenzo, Santiago de Cuba Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 2016 (aged 59) Camagüey, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 amateur boxer, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division (– 57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was beaten by East Germany's Rudi Fink on points (1-4).[1] Horta won eleven consecutive national championships and three gold medals in the World Amateur Boxing Championships in different weight classes, which appears to have been a unique achievement, but he would never return to the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
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.
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