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.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Orlando Martínez Romero |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | September 2, 1944 |
Died | September 22, 2021 | (aged 77)
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Bantamweight |
Medal record |
1968 Olympic results
editBelow 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
editBelow 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- profile (in Spanish)
- profile Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Olympic profile