Juan Hernández Sierra
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 Juan Hernández Sierra |
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| Men’s Boxing | ||
Competitor for  Cuba |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Welterweight |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Welterweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
| Gold | 1991 Sydney | Welterweight |
| Gold | 1993 Tampere | Welterweight |
| Gold | 1995 Berlin | Welterweight |
| Gold | 1999 Houston | Welterweight |
| Bronze | 1997 Budapest | Welterweight |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold | 1991 Havana | Welterweight |
| Gold | 1999 Winnipeg | Welterweight |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
| Gold | 1990 Mexico City | Welterweight |
| Gold | 1993 Ponce | Welterweight |
Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight (< 67kg) division during the 1990s. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. After having won silver at his Olympic debut he repeated that feat in Atlanta, Georgia (1996).
Four times he became world champion in his division, in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999.
[edit] Olympic Results
1992
- Defeated Said Bennajem (France) 6-0
- Defeated Jin-Chul Jun (South Korea) RSC 2
- Defeated Soren Antman (Sweden) RSC 3
- Defeated Aníbal Acevedo (Puerto Rico) 11-2
- Lost to Michael Carruth (Ireland) 10-13
1996
- Defeated Joszef Nagy (Hungary) RSC 2
- Defeated Vadim Mezga (Bulgaria) 12-2
- Defeated Nurhan Smanov (Kazakhstan) 16-8
- Defeated Marian Simion (Romania) 20-7
- Lost to Oleg Saitov (Russia) 9-14
2000
- Defeated Stephan Nzue Mba (Gabon) RSC 3
- Defeated Mohamed Salad Marmouri (Tunisia) RSC 3
- Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) 9-16
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