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Emilio Correa (born May 21, 1953) is a Cuban former amateur boxer who won welterweight gold at the Olympics 1972. He is not to be confused with his middleweight namesake, who is actually his son.

Emilio Correa

Personal information
Full name	Emilio Correa
Nationality	Cuba
Born	(1953-03-21) March 21, 1953 (age 69) Santiago de Cuba
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Welterweight
Medal record Olympic Games 1972 Munich Welterweight World Championships 1974 Havana Welterweight Pan American Games 1971 Cali Welterweight 1975 Mexico City Welterweight

Inspired by his compatriots Roberto Caminero "Chocolatico" Pérez, Enrique Regüeiferos, Félix Betancourt and Rolando Garbey who also hail from Santiago de Cuba, he started boxing in 1966.

At the PanAm Games in Cali, Colombia (1971) he won gold against American Larry Carlisle, but it was not until he beat Betancourt at the national championships in 1972 that he was able to secure his ticket to the Olympics.

There he knocked out defending champion Manfred Wolke and beat the rest on points to win the first Cuban welterweight gold.

1972 Olympic results

Below is the record of Emilio Correa, a Cuban welterweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: Defeated Damiano Lassandro (Italy) by decision, 5-0
• Round of 16: Defeated Manfred Wolke (East Germany) by technical knockout in the second round
• Quarterfinal: Defeated Günther Meier (West Germany) by decision, 3-2
• Semifinal: Defeated Jesse Valdez (United States) by decision, 3-2
• Final: Defeated János Kajdi (Hungary) by decision, 5-0 (won gold medal)

In 1974 Correa became the inaugural world champion at welterweight by knocking out American Clinton Jackson.

From 1973 to 1976 he defended his national title and in 1977 won the national junior middleweight title.

Internationally Correa didn't have much success after 1974. At the PanAm Games in Ciudad de México (1975) he lost a decision to Jackson.

At the Olympics 1976 he lost inside the distance to Venezuelan Pedro Gamarro.

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Plamen Yankov (Bulgaria) RSC 2
• Lost to Pedro Gamarro (Venezuela) RSC 3

He fought his last fight winning the junior middleweight title in 1979.

References

• Spanish article
• databaseOlympics, different birth date
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emilio Correa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

На других языках

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[de] Emilio Correa Vaillant

Emilio Correa Vaillant (* 20. Mai 1952 in Santiago de Cuba) ist ein ehemaliger kubanischer Boxer. Er war Olympiasieger 1972 und Weltmeister der Amateure 1974 jeweils im Weltergewicht.

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- [en] Emilio Correa (boxer born 1953)

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[fr] Emilio Correa (boxe anglaise, 1953)

Emilio Correa est un boxeur cubain né le 21 mai 1953 à Santiago de Cuba.

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[it] Emilio Correa Sr.

Emilio Correa, noto come Emilio Correa Sr. per distinguerlo dal figlio Emilio Correa (Santiago de Cuba, 21 marzo 1953), è un ex pugile cubano.

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[ru] Корреа, Эмилио (боксёр, 1953)

Эми́лио Корре́а Вайлья́нт (исп. Emilio Correa Vaillant; 21 марта 1953, Сантьяго-де-Куба) — кубинский боксёр первой средней весовой категории, в 1970-е годы выступал за сборную Кубы. Чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Мюнхене, чемпион мира, чемпион Панамериканских игр, победитель многих международных турниров и национальных первенств. Также известен как тренер по боксу.

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