Jorge Gutiérrez
Encyclopedia
Jorge Gutiérrez Espinosa (born 18 September 1975 in Camagüey
) is a former boxer
from Cuba
. He won the Middleweight Gold medal
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
.
Gutiérrez's Olympic results were:
Camagüey
Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.After almost continuous attacks from pirates the original city was moved inland in 1528.The new city was built with a confusing lay-out of winding alleys that made...
) is a former boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. He won the Middleweight Gold medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
Gutiérrez's Olympic results were:
- Defeated Somchai Chimlum (Thailand) 20-11
- Defeated Antonios Giannoulas (Greece) 20-7
- Defeated Adrian DiaconuAdrian DiaconuAdrian Diaconu is a Romanian professional boxer, living and fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
(Romania) KO 1 - Defeated Vugar Alekperov (Azerbaijan) 19-9
- Defeated Gaydarbek GaydarbekovGaydarbek GaydarbekovGaydarbek Abdulovich Gaydarbekov is a Russian boxer who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight. He qualified for the Athens Olympics by winning the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia....
(Russia) 17-15
Amateur Highlights
- 1994 World Junior champion at 71 kg
- 1998 World cup champion at 75 kg
- 1999 Pan American Games champion at 71 kg
- 1999 World Championship Silver medalist, losing by WO to Marian SimionMarian SimionMarian Simion is a Romanian boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal...
(ROM)