Jorge Hernández (boxer)

For the Mexican football player, see Jorge Hernández (footballer).
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Personal information
Full name Jorge Hernández Padron
Nationality  Cuba
Born November 17, 1954 (1954-11-17) (age 57)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 47 kilograms (100 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Light Flyweight

Jorge Hernández (born November 17, 1954) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by defeating North Korea's Li Byong-Uk in the final. Four years later, when Moscow hosted the Games, he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight division (– 51 kg).

Hernández won the world title at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, followed by the silver medal four years later, when Belgrade hosted the World Championships. He also captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games.

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Results

1976 Olympic Games

  • Defeated Beyhan Fuchedzhiev (Bulgaria) RSC 3
  • Defeated Zoffa Zarawi (Papua New Guinea) KO 3cc
  • Defeated Chan-Hee Park (South Korea) 3-2
  • Defeated Orlando Maldonado (Puerto Rico) 5-0
  • Defeated Li Byong-Uk (North Korea) 4-1

1979 Pan American Games

  • Defeated Manuel Mariona (El Salvador) points
  • Lost to Jerome Coffee (United States) points

1980 Olympic Games

References

1968 – 2008: up to 48 kg

1968: Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) • 1972: György Gedó (HUN) • 1976: Jorge Hernández (CUB) • 1980: Shamil Sabirov (URS) • 1984: Paul Gonzales (USA) • 1988: Ivailo Marinov (BUL) • 1992: Rogelio Marcelo (CUB) • 1996: Daniel Petrov (BUL) • 2000: Brahim Asloum (FRA) • 2004: Yan Bartelemí (CUB) • 2008: Zou Shiming (CHN)
1974 – 2009: up to 48 kg; 2011: up to 49 kg

1974: Jorge Hernández (CUB)  · 1978: Stephen Muchoki (KEN)  · 1982: Ismail Mustafov (BUL)  · 1986: Juan Torres (CUB)  · 1989: Eric Griffin (USA)  · 1991: Eric Griffin (USA)  · 1993: Nshan Munchyan (ARM)  · 1995: Daniel Petrov (BUL)  · 1997: Maikro Romero (CUB)  · 1999: Brian Viloria (USA)  · 2001: Yan Bartelemí (CUB)  · 2003: Sergey Kazakov (RUS)  · 2005: Zou Shiming (CHN)  · 2007: Zou Shiming (CHN)  · 2009: Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)  · 2011: Zou Shiming (CHN)
  • 1971 – 2007: up to 48 kg