Armando Martínez (boxer)
Armando Martínez Limendu (born August 29, 1961) is a Cuban boxer. At 18 years of age he won the gold medal in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category at the 1980 Summer Olympics, beating Aleksandr Koshkyn in the final.
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| Full name | Armando Martínez Limendu | |||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Cuba | |||||||||||||
| Born | August 29, 1961 Majagua, Ciego de Ávila | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||
| Weight class | Light Middleweight | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1982 he won the silver medal at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany, this time losing to Koshkyn. He had previously won a silver medal at the 1978 World Championships.
1980 Olympic results
Below are the results of Armando Martinez, a Cuban light middleweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:
- Round of 32: Defeated Zygmunt Gosiewski (Poland) on points, 5-0
- Round of 16: Defeated George Kabuto (Uganda) referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Francisco de Jesus (Brazil) on points, 5-0
- Semifinal: Defeated Jan Franek (Czechoslovakia) referee stopped contest in second round
- Final: Defeated Aleksandr Koshkyn (Soviet Union) on points, 4-1 (won gold medal)
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armando Martínez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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