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Orlando Martínez

1944 - 2021

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Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021) was a Cuban bantamweight boxer, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three years later he captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games. Orlando was awarded a hotly disputed 3–2 split decision over Great Britain's George Turpin in the 1972 Munich Olympics semifinal before coasting to a comfortable points win over future professional world bantamweight champion Alfonso Zamora in the final to win the division's gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Orlando Martínez is the 113th most popular boxer (up from 121st in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 125th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Cuban Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Orlando Martínez ranks 113 out of 496. Before him are Sandro Lopopolo, Willy Kaiser, István Énekes, Santiago Lovell, Issake Dabore, and Vasyl Lomachenko. After him are George Chuvalo, Carlos Lucas, Sten Suvio, Bob Fitzsimmons, Emilio Correa, and Thomas Hearns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Orlando Martínez ranks 505. Before him are Jon Hiseman, Christine Goitschel, George Baker, Jacques Beurlet, Roger Lloyd-Pack, and Massimiliano Fuksas. After him are Gianni Bonichon, Uwe Barschel, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Kansai Yamamoto, Margaret Avery, and Emilio Zapico. Among people deceased in 2021, Orlando Martínez ranks 425. Before him are Indira Nath, Barry Harris, Dietmar Lorenz, Margitta Gummel, Uta Ranke-Heinemann, and Revaz Gabriadze. After him are Antoninho, Darlene Hard, Vladimir Korenev, Giovanni Zucchi, Giacomo Capuzzi, and Clarence Williams III.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Orlando Martínez ranks 114 out of 300. Before him are Mariela Castro (1962), Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), Carlos Mendieta (1873), Pedro Bergés (1906), and Alina Fernández (1956). After him are Héctor Socorro (1912), Carmen Herrera (1915), Juan Tuñas (1917), Emilio Correa (1953), Daína Chaviano (1957), and Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895).

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Among BOXERS In Cuba

Among boxers born in Cuba, Orlando Martínez ranks 4. Before him are Teófilo Stevenson (1952), Félix Savón (1967), and José Nápoles (1940). After him are Emilio Correa (1953), Benny Paret (1937), José Gómez Mustelier (1959), Roberto Balado (1969), Armando Martínez (1961), Hipólito Ramos (1956), Andrés Aldama (1956), and Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980).

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