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Ariestides González Ortíz (born January 12, 1961) is a boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the podium with Algeria's Mohamed Zaoui. Although Juan Evangelista Venegas was the first Puerto Rican to win an olympic medal (boxing, 1948) González was the second to win a medal representing Puerto Rico under the Puerto Rican flag, after Orlando Maldonado became the first at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

FullnameAriestides González Ortíz
BornJanuary 12, 1961 (1961-01-12) (age 65)
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Ariestides González
González (in red) at the 1984 Olympics.
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Full nameAriestides González Ortíz
BornJanuary 12, 1961 (1961-01-12) (age 65)
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Men's Boxing
Representing  Puerto Rico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los AngelesMiddleweight
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