José Ortega Chumilla (born October 2, 1963 in

Yecla Yecla () is a town and municipality in eastern Spain with 35243 people registered, in the extreme north of the autonomous community of Murcia, located 96 km from the capital of the region, Murcia. Toponymy The origin of the term Yecla comes fr ...

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) is a former

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from

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, who represented his native country at two consecutive

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, starting in 1988. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain he was eliminated in the second round of the heavyweight division (– 91 kg) by New Zealand's David Tua. In his hometown of Yecla, a sports pavilion is named after him, the ''Pabellón polideportivo José Ortega Chumilla''. In 2016 at age 52, Ortega looked to make his return to the boxing ring at the 6th European Police & Fire Games held in Huelva, Spain.

1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of José Ortega, a Spanish heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: * Round of 32: lost to Gyula Alvics (Hungary) by decision, 0-5

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Spanish Olympic Committee
* 1963 births Living people People from Yecla Sportspeople from the Region of Murcia Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Spain Spanish male boxers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-boxing-bio-stub