Adolfo Horta

Infobox boxer (amateur)
boxername=Adolfo Horta


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fullname = Adolfo Horta Martínez
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nationality = CUB
weight class = Bantamweight and featherweight
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birthdate = birth date and age|1957|10|3
birthplace = San Lorenzo, Santiago de Cuba
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height = height|m=1.74
weight = convert|57|kg|lb
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Adolfo Horta (born October 3, 1957) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division (– 57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he was beaten by East Germany's Rudi Fink on points (1-4).

Two years earlier he won the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade. He prolongued his champions belt twice, first in Munich (1982), West Germany, then in Reno (1986). In 1979 he won a gold medal at the Pan American Games.

Olympic Results

*1st round bye
*Defeated Odd Bengtsson (Sweden) 5-0
*Defeated Titi Cercel (Romania) 5-0
*Defeated Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) 5-0
*Defeated Krysztof Kosedowski (Poland) walk-over
*Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) 1-4

References

* [http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/horta.html Amateur Record]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/adolfo-horta-1.html sports-reference]