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.

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

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

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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