Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021Fallece primer monarca olímpico del boxeo cubano
) was a Cuban

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boxer, who won the

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medal at the

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. Three years later he captured the gold at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in se ...

. Orlando was awarded a hotly disputed 3–2 split decision over

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's George Turpin in the 1972 Munich Olympics semifinal before coasting to a comfortable points win over future professional world bantamweight champion

Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1980. He was the Lineal championship, Lineal and World Boxing Association, WBA bantamweight champion, and made five title defenses. As ...

in the final to win the division's gold medal.

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed in the flyweight division of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics: * Round of 32: lost to Tibor Badari (Hungary) by decision, 1–4

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed in the bantamweight division of the 1972 Munich Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated

Win Maung Burmese name#Honorifics, Mahn Win Maung ( my, မန်းဝင်းမောင် ; 17 April 1916 – 4 July 1989) was a statesman who served as the third president of Burma. Early life Win Maung was an ethnic Karen people, Karen and born ...

(Burma) by decision, 4–1 * Round of 16: Defeated Michael Dowling (Ireland) by decision, 3–2 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Ferry Moniaga (Indonesia) by decision, 5–0 * Semifinal: Defeated George Turpin (Great Britain) by decision, 3–2 * Final: Defeated

(Mexico) by decision, 5–0 (won gold medal)

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1944 births 2021 deaths Olympic boxers of Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing Cuban male boxers Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in boxing Bantamweight boxers Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub