Adolfo Horta

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAdolfo•Horta Martínez
Used nameAdolfo•Horta
Born3 October 1957 in Morón, Ciego de Ávila (CUB)
Died28 November 2016 in Camagüey, Camagüey (CUB)
Measurements174 cm / 57 kg
NOC Cuba
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Adolfo Horta was one of the great lighter weight amateur boxers of the late 1970s and 1980s. At Moskva in 1980 he won a silver medal as a featherweight. He was a three-time World Champion, winning as a bantamweight in 1978, a featherweight in 1982, and a lightweight in 1986. Horta also won two titles at the Pan American Games, winning as a lightweight in 1979 and a featherweight in 1983. Horta was a 10-time Cuban Champion, winning his first title in 1976. At the famed Giraldo Córdova Cardín international tournament, Horta won the title nine times. He won gold at the Central American and Caribbean Championships three times (1976-77, 1982).

Horta later became a regional coach in Camagüay, and coached for various times in Mexico. In later life, he fell on very hard times and died impoverished.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1980 Summer Olympics Boxing CUB Adolfo Horta
Featherweight, Men (Olympic) 2 Silver

Special Notes