José Larduet Gómez (born February 23, 1990, in

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) is a

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n amateur boxer best known for winning

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bronze at the

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. In November 2008 he won gold at the

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. He added a Cuban Senior title in January 2009 (held at Playa Giron). At the

he won bronze after being edged by Russian favorite Artur Beterbiyev 6:10.

Heavyweight

At the

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he lost his quarterfinal 20:24 to

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but qualified for the Olympics. At the

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he lost to Clemente Russo in the quarter finals.

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1990 births Living people Cuban male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Cuba Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Boxers from Santiago de Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing 21st-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub