- Bernardo Piñango
José Bernardo Piñango (born
February 9 ,1960 inCaracas ) is a retired boxer fromVenezuela , who won the silver medal in the Bantamweight division (-54 kg) at the1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow . In the final he lost toCuba 'sJuan Hernández on points (0-5).Piñango became a pro in 1981, and won the WBA Bantamweight title on
June 4 ,1986 , which he lost onMarch 29 ,1987 . FromFebruary 27 ,1988 untilMay 28 ,1988 he was the holder of the WBA Super Bantamweight Belt. He boxed his last match onApril 7 ,1990 in Las Vegas.List of Honours
* 1977 - Silver Medal, Boxam de España
* 1977 - Gold Medal, 34th Latin American Championships
* 1978 - Venezuelan Amateur Featherweight Champion
* 1980 - Silver Medal at Moscow Olympics
* 1986 - WBA Bantamweight Champion
* 1988 - WBA Super Bantamweight ChampionAmateur Accomlpishments
*Amateur Record: 110-10 (73)
*Silver medalist at the Boxam de Espana (1977)
*Gold medalist at the 34th Central American Championships (1977)
*1978 Venezuelan Featherweight Champion
*Silver medalist at the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980 in the Bantamweight class. His results were:
**1st round bye
**DefeatedErnesto Alguera (Nicaragua) 4-1
**DefeatedVeli Koota (Finland) DQ 2
**DefeatedJohn Siryakibbe (Uganda) KO 2
**DefeatedDumitru Cipere (Romania) 3-2
**Lost to Juan Hernandez (Cuba) 0-5External links
* [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pinango.htm The Cyber Boxing Zone]
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