Armando Martínez (boxer)
Armando Martínez Limendu (born 29 August 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.
Armando Martinez, 1982 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Armando Martínez Limendu | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 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.
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