Yuberjen Martínez

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Yurberjen Herney Martínez Rivas (born 1 November 1991) is a Colombian boxer. He won a silver medal in the light flyweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] In June 2021, he qualified to represent Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics;[3] he decided that that would be the last Olympiad of his career.[4]

Yuberjen Martínez
Martínez at the 2016 Olympics
Born (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33)
Turbo, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Statistics
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Boxing record[1]
Total fights3
Wins3
Wins by KO3
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's amateur boxing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Light flyweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hamburg Light flyweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Light flyweight
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tegucigalpa Light flyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla Light flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz Light flyweight
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Light flyweight

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Yuberjen Martínez". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Yurberjen Herney Martinez". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "A un mes de Tokio 2021, Colombia completa 55 clasificados" (in Spanish). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Yuberjen Martínez, boxing icon of Urabá". US. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Colombia
Tokyo 2020
with
Caterine Ibargüen
Succeeded by