Adolfo Horta
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Nickname
El hombre del boxeo totalNationality
Cuba
CubaBornAdolfo Horta Martínez
3 October 1957
3 October 1957
San Lorenzo, Santiago de Cuba Province
Died28 November 2016 (aged 59)
Camagüey, Cuba
.jpg) Adolfo Horta at the awards ceremony of the 1985 Chemistry Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | El hombre del boxeo total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Adolfo Horta Martínez 3 October 1957 San Lorenzo, Santiago de Cuba Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 2016 (aged 59) Camagüey, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adolfo Horta Martínez (3 October 1957 – 28 November 2016) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division (– 57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] He was beaten by East Germany's Rudi Fink on points (1-4).[2] Horta won eleven consecutive national championships and three gold medals in the World Amateur Boxing Championships in different weight classes, which appears to have been a unique achievement, but he would never return to the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3]
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: Odd Bengtsson (Sweden) by decision, 5-0
- Round of 16: Titi Cercel (Romania) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: Defeated Krysztof Kosedowski (Poland) by walkover
- Final: Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded silver medal)
