Félix Savón
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Boxing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Heavyweight | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Heavyweight | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Heavyweight | |
Félix Savón Fabre (September 22, 1967) is a 6'6" (198 cm) tall Cuban boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games.
[edit] Early life and career
Born in San Vicente, Savón began his boxing career in 1980. During his career, in which he did not turn professional, he reportedly contested 582 bouts, of which he lost only 19 - although numbers vary.
He won his first important titles in 1985. Besides winning the Cuban heavyweight title (which he would win each year until his retirement), he won the Junior World Championships.
This set off his career, in which he would win 6 World Championships (though one of these was the result of the disqualification of an opponent) and three Olympic gold medals. The latter feat is shared with only two other boxers, László Papp and compatriot Teófilo Stevenson.
After winning his third Olympic gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Savón announced his retirement at age 33.
In February of the following year with Fidel Castro also present, Savón had the song "You Love Us" dedicated to him by the Manic Street Preachers who became the first western rock band to play in Cuba.
[edit] Olympic Results
1992
- Defeated Krysztof Rojek (Poland) RSC 2
- Defeated Bert Teuchert (Germany) 11-2
- Defeated Danell Nicholson (United States) 13-11
- Defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands) 23-3
- Defeated David Izonritei (Nigeria) 14-1
1996
- Defeated Andrei Kurnyavka (Kyrgyzstan) 9-3
- Defeated Kwamena Turkson (Sweden) RSC 1
- Defeated Georgi Kandelaki (Georgia) 20-4
- Defeated Luan Krasniqi (Germany) points
- Defeated David Defiagbon (Canada) 20-2
2000
- Defeated Ojemaye Rasmus (Nigeria) 18-3
- Defeated Michael Bennett (United States) 23-8
- Defeated Sebastian Köber (Germany) 19-8
- Defeated Sultan Ibragimov (Russia) 21-13
