Adolfo Horta (3 October 1957 – 28 November 2016) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division (– 57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was beaten by East Germany's Rudi Fink on points (1-4).[1] Horta won eleven consecutive national championships and three gold medals in the World Amateur Boxing Championships in different weight classes, but he would never return to the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
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![]() Carlos Garcia and Adolfo Horta at the awards ceremony of the 1985 Chemistry Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Real name | Adolfo Horta Martínez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | El hombre del boxeo total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1957-10-03)3 October 1957 San Lorenzo, Santiago de Cuba Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 November 2016(2016-11-28) (aged 59) Camagüey, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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World amateur boxing champions – men's bantamweight | |
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World amateur boxing champions – men's featherweight | |
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1974–2009, 2019–present: up to 57 kg | |
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World amateur boxing champions – men's lightweight | |
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Pan American Champions in Boxing – Men's Featherweight | |
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57 kg (1951–2007) | |
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Pan American Champions in Boxing – Men's Lightweight | |
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60 kg (1951–) | |
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