Ariel Hernández Azcuy (born May 3, 1970 or April 8, 1972
2009-10-25)) is a

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

from Cuba, who won two Olympic gold medals in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg); at the

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and

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. He captured the world title at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, just two months after having triumphed at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a s ...

Amateur accomplishments

* Twice Olympic Gold Medalist (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996) * Twice Junior World Champion (Bayamon 1989, Lima 1990) * Twice World Champion (Tampere 1993, Berlin 1995) * Seven-time Cuban National Champion (1992–1998) * Twice Goodwill Games Champion (St Petersburg 1994, New York 1998) * Twice World Championships Challenge Winner (Dublin 1994, Macon 1998)

Olympic results

1992 * Defeated

Joseph Laryea Joseph Laryea (born 21 May 1965) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2001. As an amateur, he competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpic ...

(Ghana) 6-0 * Defeated

Gilberto Brown Gilberto Brown (born December 2, 1973) is a boxer who represents the United States Virgin Islands. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ...

(Virgin Islands) 13-2 * Defeated Sven Ottke (Germany) 14-6 * Defeated

Lee Seung-Bae Lee Seung-Bae (born May 10, 1971) was a South Korean amateur boxer, who won a middleweight bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Korea, followed by a light heavyweight silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Career At the 1996 Summe ...

(South Korea) 14-1 * Defeated Chris Byrd (United States) 12-7 1996 * Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt) 11-2 * Defeated Sven Ottke (Germany) 5-0 * Defeated

Alexander Lebziak Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak (russian: Александр Борисович Лебзяк, born 15 April 1969) is a Russian boxer, who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydn ...

(Russia) 15-8 * Defeated

Rhoshii Wells Rhoshii Wells (December 30, 1976 – August 11, 2008) was an American boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight Division at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born in Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. stat ...

(United States) 17-8 * Defeated Malik Beyleroğlu (Turkey) 11-3

Pan American Games results

1995 * Defeated Jorge Melo Silva (Brazil) RSC-1 * Defeated Alex James (Grenada) RSC-1 * Defeated Ronald Simms (United States) KO-1 * Defeated

Ricardo Araneda Ricardo Anibal Araneda Aviles (born 3 January 1971 in Valdivia, Los Ríos Region) is a Chilean former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2005. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argen ...

(Chile) 13-0

References

1970 births Living people Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in boxing Cuban male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in boxing Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Middleweight boxers Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games People from Pinar del Río Province {{Cuba-Olympic-medalist-stub