Ariel Hernández
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Olympic medal record | |||
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Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Middleweight | |
Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Middleweight |
Ariel Hernández (born April 8, 1972) is a boxer from Cuba, who won two Olympic gold medals in the Middleweight division (71-75 kg); at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He captured the wold title at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, just two months after having triumphed at at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
[edit] Amateur Accomplishments
- Twice Olympic Gold Medalist (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996)
- Twice Junior World Champion (Bayamon 1989, Lima 1990)
- Twice World Champion (Tampere 1993, Berlin 1995)
- Seven-time Cuban National Champion (1992-1998)