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| Full name | Orlando Martínez Romero | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1944-09-02)September 2, 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 22, 2021(2021-09-22) (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021) was a Cuban bantamweight boxer, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three years later he captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games. Orlando was awarded a hotly disputed 3–2 split decision over Great Britain's George Turpin in the 1972 Munich Olympics semifinal before coasting to a comfortable points win over future professional world bantamweight champion Alfonso Zamora in the final to win the division's gold medal.
1968 Olympic results
Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed in the flyweight division of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:
- Round of 32: lost to Tibor Badari (Hungary) by decision, 1–4
1972 Olympic results
Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed in the bantamweight division of the 1972 Munich Olympics:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: Defeated Win Maung (Burma) by decision, 4–1
- Round of 16: Defeated Michael Dowling (Ireland) by decision, 3–2
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Ferry Moniaga (Indonesia) by decision, 5–0
- Semifinal: Defeated George Turpin (Great Britain) by decision, 3–2
- Final: Defeated Alfonso Zamora (Mexico) by decision, 5–0 (won gold medal)
References
- Cuban sources report his year of birth: 1946
- Fallece primer monarca olímpico del boxeo cubano Archived 2021-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
External links
- profile (in Spanish)
- profile Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Olympic profile
| Olympic boxing champions – men's bantamweight | |
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| 1904: 105–115 lb (47.6–52.2 kg), 1908: −116 lb (52.6 kg), 1920–1928: 112–118 lb (50.8–53.5 kg), 1932–1936: 112–119 lb (50.8–54.0 kg), 1948–2008: 51–54 kg, 2012: 52–56 kg, 2016: 53–56 kg | |
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| Pan American Champions in Boxing – Men's Bantamweight | |
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| 54 kg (1971–2007) · 56 kg (2011–) | |
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