Andrés Aldama
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Andrés Aldama Cabrera (born April 9, 1956) is a retired amateur Cuban boxer, who won the light welterweight silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the Welterweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aldama and the second or maternal family name is Cabrera.
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Full name | Andrés Aldama Cabrera |
Nationality | Cuba |
Born | (1956-04-09) April 9, 1956 (age 68) Matanzas, Matanzas Province |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
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Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Welterweight |
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Aldama defeated John Mugabi of Uganda to win the 1980 gold medal, and lost to Sugar Ray Leonard of the United States to receive the 1976 silver medal. In 1979 he won a gold medal at the Pan American Games, defeating Mike McCallum of Jamaica in the welterweight final.