Andrés Molina (boxer)

Andrés Molina
Personal information
Full nameAndrés Molina Casañola
Born(1944-11-10)10 November 1944
Las Villas, Cuba
Died12 November 2003(2003-11-12) (aged 59)
Santa Clara, Cuba
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 San Juan Welterweight -67 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg Welterweight -67 kg

Andrés Molina Casañola[a] (10 November 1944 – 12 November 2003) was a Cuban boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he lost to Manfred Wolke of East Germany.[1] At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he defeated Pentti Saarman and Anatoliy Kamnev, before losing to Ray Seales.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Casañola.

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrés Molina Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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