Armando Martínez Limendu (born 29 August 1961) is a Cuban boxer. At 18 years of age he won the gold medal in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category at the 1980 Summer Olympics, beating Aleksandr Koshkyn in the final.

In 1982 he won the silver medal at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany, this time losing to Koshkyn. He had previously won a silver medal at the 1978 World Championships.

Armando Martínez (boxer)

1980 Olympic results

Below are the results of Armando Martinez, a Cuban light middleweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:

Armando Martínez (boxer)

Round of 32: Defeated Zygmunt Gosiewski (Poland) on points, 5-0

Round of 16: Defeated George Kabuto (Uganda) referee stopped contest in first round Quarterfinal: Defeated Francisco de Jesus (Brazil) on points, 5-0 Semifinal: Defeated Jan Franek (Czechoslovakia) referee stopped contest in second round Final: Defeated Aleksandr Koshkyn (Soviet Union) on points, 4-1 (won gold medal)

Armando Martínez (boxer)

References

1961 births

Living people

Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Olympic boxers for Cuba

Olympic gold medalists for Cuba

Olympic medalists in boxing

Cuban male boxers

AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists

Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Light-middleweight boxers

Sportspeople from Ciego de Ávila Province