Adolfo Horta

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Horta and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Adolfo Horta

Personal information

Full name

Adolfo Horta Martínez

Nationality

Cuba

Born

October 3, 1957
San Lorenzo, Santiago de Cuba

Height

1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

57 kg (126 lb)

Sport

Boxing

Rated at

Bantamweight and featherweight

Medal record

Olympic Games
Silver	1980 Moscow	Featherweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold	1978 Belgrade	Bantamweight
Gold	1982 Munich	Featherweight
Gold	1986 Reno	Lightweight
Pan American Games
Gold	1979 San Juan	Lightweight
Gold	1983 Caracas	Featherweight

Adolfo Horta (born October 3, 1957) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division (– 57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he was beaten by East Germany's Rudi Fink on points (1-4).

1980 Olympic results

1st round bye
Defeated Odd Bengtsson (Sweden) 5-0
Defeated Titi Cercel (Romania) 5-0
Defeated Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) 5-0
Defeated Krysztof Kosedowski (Poland) walk-over
Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) 1-4

References

Amateur Record (Archived 2009-10-24)
sports-reference

World Amateur Boxing Champions in Men's Bantamweight

1974 – 2009: up to 54 kg 2011: up to 56 kg

1974: Wilfredo Gómez (PUR) 1978: Adolfo Horta (CUB) 1982: Floyd Favors (USA) 1986: Sung-Kil Moon (KOR) 1989: Enrique Carrion (CUB) 1991: Serafim Todorov (BUL) 1993: Aleksandar Khristov (BUL) 1995: Raimkul Malakhbekov (RUS) 1997: Raimkul Malakhbekov (RUS) 1999: George Olteanu (ROU) 2001: Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB) 2003: Aghasi Mammadov (AZE) 2005: Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB) 2007: Sergey Vodopyanov (RUS) 2009: Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) 2011: Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) 2013: Javid Chalabiyev (AZE)

World Amateur Boxing Champions in Men's Featherweight

1974 – 2009: up to 57 kg

1974: Howard Davis (USA) 1978: Ángel Herrera (CUB) 1982: Adolfo Horta (CUB) 1986: Kelcie Banks (USA) 1989: Ayrat Khamatov (URS) 1991: Kirkor Kirkorov (BUL) 1993: Serafim Todorov (BUL) 1995: Serafim Todorov (BUL) 1997: István Kovács (HUN) 1999: Ricardo Juarez (USA) 2001: Ramaz Paliani (TUR) 2003: Galib Jafarov (KAZ) 2005: Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) 2007: Albert Selimov (RUS) 2009: Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR)

World Amateur Boxing Champions in Men's Lightweight

1974 – 2011: up to 60 kg

1974: Vassily Solomin (URS) 1978: Davidson Andeh (NGR) 1982: Ángel Herrera (CUB) 1986: Adolfo Horta (CUB) 1989: Julio González (CUB) 1991: Marco Rudolph (GER) 1993: Damian Austin (CUB) 1995: Leonard Doroftei (ROM) 1997: Alexander Maletin (RUS) 1999: Mario Kindelán (CUB) 2001: Mario Kindelán (CUB) 2003: Mario Kindelán (CUB) 2005: Yordenis Ugás (CUB) 2007: Frankie Gavin (ENG) 2009: Domenico Valentino (ITA) 2011: Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) 2013: Lázaro Álvarez (CUB)

Pan American Boxing Champions in Men's Featherweight

1951 – 2007: up to 57 kg

1951: Francisco Núñez (ARG) 1955: Oswaldo Cañete (ARG) 1959: Carlos Aro (ARG) 1963: Rosemiro Mateus (BRA) 1967: Miguel García (ARG) 1971: Juan García (MEX) 1975: David Armstrong (USA) 1979: Bernard Taylor (USA) 1983: Adolfo Horta (CUB) 1987: Kelcie Banks (USA) 1991 – 1995: Arnaldo Mesa (CUB) 1999: Yudel Johnson (CUB) 2003: Likar Ramos (COL) 2007: Idel Torriente (CUB)

Pan American Boxing Champions in Men's Lightweight

1951 – 2011: up to 60 kg

1951: Oscar Gallardo (ARG) 1955: Miguel Angel Péndola (ARG) 1959: Abel Laudonio (ARG) 1963: Roberto Caminero (CUB) 1967: Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) 1971: Luis Dávila (PUR) 1975: Chris Clarke (CAN) 1979: Adolfo Horta (CUB) 1983: Pernell Whitaker (USA) 1987: Julio González (CUB) 1991: Julio González (CUB) 1995: Julio González (CUB) 1999: Mario Kindelán (CUB) 2003: Mario Kindelán (CUB) 2007: Yordenis Ugás (CUB) 2011: Yasniel Toledo (CUB)