Diógenes Luna

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Diógenes Luna
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Light Welterweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Belfast Light Welterweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg Light Welterweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Maracaibo Welterweight

Diógenes Luna Martínez (born May 1, 1977) is a boxer from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Ricardo Williams from the United States. A year later he won the world title at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Results[]

1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated (Trinidad) RSC-3
  • Defeated (Haiti) RSC-1
  • Defeated José Luis Zertuche (Mexico) +26:26
1999 Pan American Games
2000 Olympic Games
  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Willy Blain (France) 25:14
  • Defeated (Egypt) RSC-2
  • Lost to Ricardo Williams, Jr. (United States) 41:42

References[]

  • Cuba en Juegos Olímpicos (1896-2004): Medallistas en los Juegos. Granma official website. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  • databaseOlympics.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diógenes Luna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.



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