Juan Hernández Sierra

Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight (< 67 kg) division during the 1990s. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. After having won silver at his Olympic debut he repeated that feat in Atlanta, United States (1996).

Juan Hernández
Personal information
Full nameJuan Hernández Sierra
BornMarch 16, 1969 (1969-03-16) (age 51)
Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba

Four times he became world champion in his division, in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999.

Olympic results

1992

1996

  • Defeated Joszef Nagy (Hungary) RSC 2
  • Defeated Vadim Mezga (Bulgaria) 12-2
  • Defeated Nurhan Smanov (Kazakhstan) 16-8
  • Defeated Marian Simion (Romania) 20-7
  • Lost to Oleg Saitov (Russia) 9-14

2000

  • Defeated Stephan Nzue Mba (Gabon) RSC 3
  • Defeated Mohamed Salad Marmouri (Tunisia) RSC 3
  • Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) 9-16
  • Juan Hernández at databaseOlympics.com
  • Juan Hernández Sierra at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  • Juan Hernandez Sierra at the International Olympic Committee
  • "Amateur Record". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2006-08-26.


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