Jorge Hernández

Boxer

Birthday November 17, 1954

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Cuba

DEATH DATE Dec 12, 2019 (65)

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About

Former Cuban boxer who won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the light flyweight division.

Before Fame

He boxed locally in Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.

Trivia

He won gold in the 1975 Pan American Games.

Family Life

He grew up with his family in Havana, Cuba and later moved to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. 

Associated With

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard also won gold at the 1976 Olympics; he competed in the light welterweight division.