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Orlando Martínez
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Full name	Orlando Martínez Romero
Nationality	Cuba
Born	September 2, 1944
Died	September 22, 2021 (aged 77)
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Bantamweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
Pan American Games

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Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944^[1] – September 22, 2021^[2]) 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.

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed in the flyweight division of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

Round of 32: lost to Tibor Badari (Hungary) by decision, 1–4

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed in the bantamweight division of the 1972 Munich Olympics:

Round of 64: bye
Round of 32: Defeated Win Maung (Burma) by decision, 4–1
Round of 16: Defeated Michael Dowling (Ireland) by decision, 3–2
Quarterfinal: Defeated Ferry Moniaga (Indonesia) by decision, 5–0
Semifinal: Defeated George Turpin (Great Britain) by decision, 3–2
Final: Defeated Alfonso Zamora (Mexico) by decision, 5–0 (won gold medal)

References

^ Cuban sources report his year of birth: 1946
^ Fallece primer monarca olímpico del boxeo cubano (in Spanish)

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[1] Cuban sources report his year of birth: 1946

[2] Fallece primer monarca olímpico del boxeo cubano (in Spanish)

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-'''Orlando Martínez''' (born September 2, 1944)<ref>Cuban sources report his year of birth: ''1946''</ref> is a former [[bantamweight]] [[boxing|boxer]] from [[Cuba]], who won the [[gold]] medal at the [[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Summer Olympics]]. Three years later he captured the gold at the [[Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games|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 Alfonzo Zamora in the final to win the division's gold medal.
+'''Orlando Martínez''' (September 2, 1944<ref>Cuban sources report his year of birth: ''1946''</ref> – September 22, 2021<ref>[https://www.radiobayamo.icrt.cu/2021/09/22/fallece-primer-monarca-olimpico-del-boxeo-cubano/ Fallece primer monarca olímpico del boxeo cubano] {{in lang|es}}</ref>) was a Cuban [[bantamweight]] [[boxing|boxer]], who won the [[gold]] medal at the [[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Summer Olympics]]. Three years later he captured the gold at the [[Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games|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.
 ==1968 Olympic results==
 Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed in the flyweight division of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:
-* Round of 32: lost to Tibor Badari (Hungary) by decision, 1–4
+* Round of 32: lost to [[Tibor Badari]] (Hungary) by decision, 1–4
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