Raúl González (boxer)

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Raúl González (boxer)
Personal information
Born June 5, 1967
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver 1992 Barcelona Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze 1995 Berlin Flyweight
Pan American Games
Silver 1995 Mar del Plata Flyweight

Raúl González Sánchez (born June 5, 1967) is a male boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight Division (– 51 kg) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the final he lost to North Korea's Choi Chol-Su. Three years later, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, he captured the bronze medal in his weight division.

Olympic results

  • Defeated Leszek Olszewski (Poland) 15-7
  • Defeated Moses Malagu (Nigeria) RSC 2 (0:23)
  • Defeated David Serradas (Venezuela) 14-7
  • Defeated Tim Austin (United States) RSC 1 (1:04)
  • Lost to Choi Chol-Su (North Korea) 2-12

References


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