Andrés Aldama
Encyclopedia
Andrés Aldama Cabrera was a Cuban
boxer
, who won the light welterweight silver medal
at the 1976 Summer Olympics
and the Welterweight gold medal
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
.
Aldama defeated John Mugabi
to win the 1980 medal, and lost to Sugar Ray Leonard
to capture the 1976 medal. In 1979 he won a gold medal at the Pan American Games
.
1980
Cubans
Cubans or Cuban people are the inhabitants or citizens of Cuba. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, who won the light welterweight silver medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
and the Welterweight gold medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
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Aldama defeated John Mugabi
John Mugabi
John "The Beast" Mugabi is a former boxer and world Jr. Middleweight champion. A world traveller, Mugabi was a part of an early 1980s Jr...
to win the 1980 medal, and lost to Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles...
to capture the 1976 medal. In 1979 he won a gold medal at the Pan American Games
Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15.- Medal winners :-Medal table:-External links:*...
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Olympic results
1976- 1st round bye
- Defeated Sabahattin Bürçü (Turkey) RSC 2
- Defeated Jesus SánchezJesus SanchezJesús Paulino Sánchez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors from until . Most recently, he appeared in three games for the Sacramento River Cats of the Oakland Athletics organization in .-External links:...
(Dominican Republic) RSC 2 - Defeated József Nagy (Hungary) TKO 2
- Defeated Vladimir KolevVladimir KolevVladimir Kolev is a retired boxer from Bulgaria and Olympic bronze medalist.At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, he won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual runner-up Andrés Aldama of Cuba.Two years earlier, at the...
(Bulgaria) KO 1 - Lost to Sugar Ray LeonardSugar Ray LeonardSugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles...
(United States) 0-5
1980
- Defeated Pierre Sotoumey (Benin) TKO 3
- Defeated Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) 3-2
- Defeated Plamen Yankov (Bulgaria) KO 3
- Defeated Karl-Heinz KrügerKarl-Heinz KrügerKarl-Heinz Krüger is a retired boxer, who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the welterweight division , after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Andrés Aldama of Cuba...
(East Germany) 5-0 - Defeated John MugabiJohn MugabiJohn "The Beast" Mugabi is a former boxer and world Jr. Middleweight champion. A world traveller, Mugabi was a part of an early 1980s Jr...
(Uganda) 4-1