Ariel Hernández
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Cuba |
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| Men’s Boxing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Middleweight | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Middleweight | |
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | 1993 Tampere | Middleweight | |
| Gold | 1995 Berlin | Middleweight | |
| Silver | 1997 Budapest | Middleweight | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | Middleweight | |
Ariel Hernández (born April 8, 1972) is a boxer from Cuba, who won two Olympic gold medals in the Middleweight division (71-75 kg); at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He captured the wold title at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, just two months after having triumphed at at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
[edit] Amateur Accomplishments
- Twice Olympic Gold Medalist (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996)
- Twice Junior World Champion (Bayamon 1989, Lima 1990)
- Twice World Champion (Tampere 1993, Berlin 1995)
- Seven-time Cuban National Champion (1992-1998)
[edit] Olympic Results
1992
- Defeated Joseph Laryea (Ghana) 6-0
- Defeated Gilberto Brown (Virgin Islands) 13-2
- Defeated Sven Ottke (Germany) 14-6
- Defeated Lee Seung-Bae (South Korea) 14-1
- Defeated Chris Byrd (United States) 12-7
1996
- Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt) 11-2
- Defeated Sven Ottke (Germany) 5-0
- Defeated Alexander Lebziak (Russia) 15-8
- Defeated Rhoshii Wells (United States) 17-8
- Defeated Malik Beyleroglu (Turkey) 11-3
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