Yurberjen Herney Martínez Rivas (born 1 November 1991) is a Colombian boxer. He won a silver medal in the light flyweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] In June 2021, he qualified to represent Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[2] but he decided that to be his last Olympiad in his career.[3]
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Full name | Yurberjen Herney Martínez Rivas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Colombian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 30) Turbo, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by Pedro Causil |
Flagbearer for ![]() Tokyo 2020 with Caterine Ibargüen |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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