About Adolfo Horta
Lived 1957 – 2016 (aged 59). Adolfo Horta was a Cuban boxer.
Adolfo Horta Martínez (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). Horta won eleven consecutive national championships and three gold medals in the World Amateur Boxing Championships in different weight classes, which appears to have been a unique achievement, but he would never return to the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics.
1980 Olympic results Round of 64: bye Round of 32: Odd Bengtsson (Sweden) by decision, 5-0 Round of 16: Titi Cercel (Romania) by decision, 5-0 Quarterfinal: Defeated Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) by decision, 5-0 Semifinal: Defeated Krysztof Kosedowski (Poland) by walkover Final: Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded silver medal)
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Who was Adolfo Horta?
Cuban boxer (1957–2016)
When was Adolfo Horta born?
Adolfo Horta was born on 3 October 1957 in Santiago de Cuba.
When did Adolfo Horta die?
Adolfo Horta died on 28 November 2016 in Camagüey.
What was Adolfo Horta's occupation?
Adolfo Horta was a boxer.
What nationality was Adolfo Horta?
Adolfo Horta was Cuban.
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