Ángel Herrera Vera (born August 2, 1957 in

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) is a

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amateur boxer An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History ...

, who won two Olympic gold medals, and the world title at the second World Championships in

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. First competing in the featherweight (– 57 kg) category, he won the 1976 Olympics as well as the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He then competed in lightweight (– 60 kg) to win another Olympic gold in 1980, and his second World Title in

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. In 1983 he won a silver medal at the

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Results

1976 Summer Olympics - Montreal * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Rai Sik (India) KO 1 * Round of 16: Defeated Angel Pacheco (Venezuela) 5-0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Davey Lee Armstrong (United States) 3-2 * Semifinal: Defeated Juan Paredes (Mexico) 5-0 * Final: Defeated

Richard Nowakowski Richard Nowakowski (born 27 September 1955 in Sztum, Poland) is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he ...

(East Germany) KO 2 1978 World Amateur Championships *Defeated Hirochi Ganobe (Japan) RSC-3 *Defeated Viorel Ioana (Romania) walkover *Defeated Roman Gotfryd (Poland) by decision, 5-0 *Defeated

Bratislav Ristić Bratislav Ristić (born 21 January 1980) is a current sports agent and former Serbian footballer who last played for FK Čelik Nikšić. Career Club career He started his career with Club Brugge KV, and later played for FC Metalurh Donetsk ...

(Yugoslavia) by decision, 4-1 1980 Summer Olympics - Moscow * Round of 32 Carlo Russolillo (Italy) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: Defeated Geza Tumbas (Yugoslavia) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Galsandorj Batbileg (Mongolia) by decision, 5-0 * Semifinal: Defeated

Kazimierz Adach Kazimierz Piotr Adach (born 9 May 1957 in Ustka) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. In the semifinals he was beaten ...

(Poland) by decision, 5-0 * Final: Defeated

Viktor Demyanenko Viktor Leonidovich Demyanenko () (born August 26, 1958 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR) is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the lightweight divisio ...

(USSR) TKO 3 1982 World Amateur Championships *Defeated Juhito Arai (Japan) 5:0 *Defeated Kosem Barake (Israel) KO-2 *Defeated Lofti Belkhir (Tunisia) RSC-1 *Defeated Viorel Ioana (Romania) 4:1 *Defeated Pernell Whitaker (United States) 3:2

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