Jorge Hernández
Boxer
1954 –
Who is Jorge Hernández?
Jorge Hernández is a retired 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 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 of the flyweight division.
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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- Born
- Nov 17, 1954
- Also known as
- Jorge Hernandez
- Jorge Hernandez Padron
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on July 23, 2013
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