Angel Herrera battling Siegfried Mehnert (GDR)
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| Full name | Ángel Herrera Vera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-08-02) August 2, 1957 (age 66) Guantánamo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Lightweight and Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ángel Herrera Vera (born August 2, 1957 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban amateur boxer, who won two Olympic gold medals, and the world title at the second World ChampionshipsinBelgrade.
First competing in the featherweight (– 57 kg) category, he won the 1976 Olympics as well as the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He then competed in lightweight (– 60 kg) to win another Olympic gold in 1980, and his second World TitleinMunich, West Germany. In 1983 he won a silver medal at the Pan American Games.
1976 Summer Olympics - Montreal
1978 World Amateur Championships
1980 Summer Olympics - Moscow
1982 World Amateur Championships
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1904: 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg) · 1908: 116–126 lb (52.6–57.2 kg) · 1920–1928: 118–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg) · 1932–1936: 119–126 lb (54.0–57.2 kg) · 1948: 54–58 kg · 1952–2008: 54–57kg · 2020–: 53–57 kg | |
 Richard Gunn (GBR) Paul Fritsch (FRA) Jackie Fields (USA) Bep van Klaveren (NED) Carmelo Robledo (ARG) Oscar Casanovas (ARG) Ernesto Formenti (ITA) Ján Zachara (TCH) Vladimir Safronov (URS) Francesco Musso (ITA) Stanislav Stepashkin (URS) Antonio Roldán (MEX) Boris Kuznetsov (URS) Ángel Herrera (CUB) Rudi Fink (GDR) Meldrick Taylor (USA) Giovanni Parisi (ITA) Andreas Tews (GER) Somluck Kamsing (THA) Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) Vasiliy Lomachenko (UKR) Albert Batyrgaziev (ROC) |
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1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) · 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) · 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) · 1948: 58–62 kg · 1952–2008: 57–60 kg · 2012: 56–60 kg · 2016: 57–60 kg · 2020–: 58–63 kg | |
Frederick Grace (GBR) Samuel Mosberg (USA) Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) Carlo Orlandi (ITA) Lawrence Stevens (RSA) Imre Harangi (HUN) Gerald Dreyer (RSA) Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA) Dick McTaggart (GBR) Kazimierz Paździor (POL) Józef Grudzień (POL) Ronnie Harris (USA) Jan Szczepański (POL) Howard Davis (USA) Ángel Herrera (CUB) Pernell Whitaker (USA) Andreas Zülow (GDR) Oscar De La Hoya (USA) Hocine Soltani (ALG) Mario Kindelán (CUB) Mario Kindelán (CUB) Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) Vasiliy Lomachenko (UKR) Robson Conceição (BRA) Andy Cruz (CUB) |
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1974–2009, 2019–present: up to 57 kg | |
Ángel Herrera (CUB) Adolfo Horta (CUB) Kelcie Banks (USA) Ayrat Khamatov (URS) Kirkor Kirkorov (BUL) Serafim Todorov (BUL) Serafim Todorov (BUL) István Kovács (HUN) Ricardo Juarez (USA) Ramaz Paliani (TUR) Galib Jafarov (KAZ) Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) Albert Selimov (RUS) Vasiliy Lomachenko (UKR) Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (UZB) Jahmal Harvey (USA) Abdumalik Khalokov (UZB) |
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 Davidson Andeh (NGR) Ángel Herrera (CUB) Adolfo Horta (CUB) Julio González (CUB) Marco Rudolph (GER) Damian Austin (CUB) Leonard Doroftei (ROM) Alexander Maletin (RUS) Mario Kindelán (CUB) Mario Kindelán (CUB) Mario Kindelán (CUB) Yordenis Ugás (CUB) Frankie Gavin (ENG) Domenico Valentino (ITA) Vasiliy Lomachenko (UKR) Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) |
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