BOXER

Jorge Hernández

1954 - 2019

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Jorge Hernández (November 17, 1954 – December 12, 2019) born in Havana was a 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 (– 48 kg) 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 in the flyweight division (– 51 kg). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Hernández is the 277th most popular boxer (down from 246th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 167th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Cuban Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Jorge Hernández ranks 277 out of 496Before him are Arthur Abraham, Meldrick Taylor, Luan Krasniqi, Oliver McCall, Paea Wolfgramm, and Leonard Doroftei. After him are Marco Huck, Jorge Gutiérrez, Arnold Vanderlyde, Mary Kom, Tomasz Adamek, and Utkirbek Haydarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Jorge Hernández ranks 693Before him are Judith Weir, Gerry Armstrong, John Pankow, James Gleick, Germán Leguía, and Vladimir Bigorra. After him are Mallika Sarabhai, Amy Heckerling, Beverley Whitfield, Noureddine Kourichi, Lloyd Blankfein, and Huda Zoghbi. Among people deceased in 2019, Jorge Hernández ranks 587Before him are Robert Hunter, Sandie Jones, Al Alvarez, D. C. Fontana, Ram Jethmalani, and Okwui Enwezor. After him are John Dingell, Viktor Manakov, Anthoine Hubert, Heidi Mohr, Catherine Burns, and Lisa Sheridan.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Jorge Hernández ranks 192 out of 300Before him are Ana Fernández (1973), Pedro Pablo Pichardo (1993), John H. Sununu (1939), Yipsi Moreno (1980), Yumileidi Cumbá (1975), and Mayra Andrade (1985). After him are Yarelys Barrios (1983), Orlando Zapata (1967), Jorge Gutiérrez (1975), Chanel Terrero (1991), Héctor Milián (1968), and Osmany Juantorena (1985).

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Among BOXERS In Cuba

Among boxers born in Cuba, Jorge Hernández ranks 13Before him are José Gómez Mustelier (1959), Roberto Balado (1969), Armando Martínez (1961), Hipólito Ramos (1956), Andrés Aldama (1956), and Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980). After him are Jorge Gutiérrez (1975), Juan Carlos Lemus (1966), Rogelio Marcelo (1965), Mario Kindelán (1971), Odlanier Solís (1980), and Yuriorkis Gamboa (1981).