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Orlando Martínez

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Orlando Martínez
Personal information
Full nameOrlando Martínez Romero
Nationality Cuba
Born(1944-09-02)September 2, 1944
DiedSeptember 22, 2021(2021-09-22) (aged 77)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classBantamweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Bantamweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Bantamweight

Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944[1] – September 22, 2021[2]) 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Cuban sources report his year of birth: 1946
  2. ^ Fallece primer monarca olímpico del boxeo cubano Archived 2021-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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