King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Orlando Martínez

Cuban boxer

奥兰多·马丁内斯 · · 오를란도 마르티네스

Born
2 September 1944, Havana
Died
22 September 2021, Havana
Citizenship
Cuba
Sport
boxing
Discipline
bantamweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight
54 kg (119 lb)

Orlando Martínez Romero (2 September 1944 – 22 September 2021) was a Cuban bantamweight boxer, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three years later he captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games. Orlando was awarded a hotly disputed 3–2 split decision over Great Britain's George Turpin in the 1972 Munich Olympics semifinal before coasting to a comfortable points win over future professional world bantamweight champion Alfonso Zamora in the final to win the division's gold medal.

Competitions

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q3117398 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.