Jorge Hernández
boxer
- November 17, 1954 · Havana
- December 12, 2019 · Havana
- 65 years
About Jorge Hernández
Jorge Hernández, 65, Cuban light flyweight boxer, Olympic champion (1976).
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|Jorge Hernández Padron (17 November 1954 – 12 December 2019) born in Havana was a boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 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 in 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 hosted the World Championships. He also captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games.
Results
1976 Olympic Games
- Round of 32 Defeated Beyhan Fuchedzhiev (Bulgaria) RSC 3
- Round of 16: Defeated Zoffa Yarawi (Papua New Guinea) KO 3
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Chan-Hee Park (South Korea) by decision, 3–2
- Semifinal: Defeated Orlando Maldonado (Puerto Rico) by decision, 5–0
- Final: Defeated Li Byong-Uk (North Korea) 4–1 (won gold medal)
1979 Pan American Games
- Defeated Manuel Mariona (El Salvador) points
- Lost to Jerome Coffee (United States) points
1980 Olympic Games
- 1st round bye
- Lost to Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) by decision, 1–4
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