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Cuban boxer (1954–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jorge Hernández (November 17, 1954 – December 12, 2019) born in Havana was a boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by defeating North Korea's Li Byong-Uk in the final. Four years later, when Moscow hosted the Games, he was eliminated in the second round in the flyweight division (– 51 kg).
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Full name | Jorge Hernández Padron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Havana, Cuba | 17 November 1954|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 December 2019 65) | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Light Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hernández won the world title at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, followed by the silver medal four years later, when Belgrade hosted the World Championships. He also captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games.
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