José Gómez Mustelier

Cuban boxer
José Gómez Mustelier
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Belgrade Middleweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan Middleweight

José Gómez Mustelier a.k.a. Jovani Gomez (born January 28, 1959, in Colombia, Cuba) is a retired Cuban boxer, who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the final he defeated Viktor Savchenko of the USSR on points (4–1). Two years earlier he captured the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade, followed by the gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games.[1]

Olympic results

  • Defeated Enock Chama (Zambia) 3–2
  • Defeated Jang Bong-mun (North Korea) KO 2
  • Defeated Valentin Silaghi (Romania) 5–0
  • Defeated Viktor Savchenko (USSR) 4–1

References

  1. ^ José Gómez. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-07-22.
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1904: 145–158 lb (65.8–71.7 kg) · 1908: 140–158 lb (63.5–71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: 147–160 lb (66.7–72.6 kg) · 1948: 67–73 kg · 1952–2000: 71–75 kg · 2004–2012: 69–75 kg · 2016–: 70–75 kg
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1974–present: up to 75 kg
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75 kg (1951–)


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