Diógenes Luna
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.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Boxing | ||
Representing  Cuba | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2000 Sydney | Light Welterweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2001 Belfast | Light Welterweight |
| Pan American Games | ||
| 1999 Winnipeg | Light Welterweight |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
| 1998 Maracaibo | Welterweight |
Results
- 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Kevin Placide (Trinidad) RSC-3
- Defeated Julio Jean (Haiti) RSC-1
- Defeated José Luis Zertuche (Mexico) +26:26
- 1999 Pan American Games
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Gibeon Gonzalez (Virgin Islands) RSC-1
- Lost to Victor Hugo Castro (Argentina) 3:6
- 2000 Olympic Games
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Willy Blain (France) 25:14
- Defeated Saleh Abdelbary Maksoud (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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