Arístides González

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Ortíz.
Ariestides González
González (in red) at the 1984 Olympics.
Personal information
Full nameAriestides González Ortíz
BornJanuary 12, 1961 (1961-01-12) (age 63)
Añasco, Puerto Rico
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Puerto Rico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Middleweight

Ariestides González Ortíz (born January 12, 1961) is a boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the podium with Algeria's Mohamed Zaoui. Although Juan Evangelista Venegas was the first Puerto Rican to win an olympic medal (boxing, 1948) González was the second to win a medal representing Puerto Rico under the Puerto Rican flag, after Orlando Maldonado became the first at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

  1. ^ Boxing Hall of Fame Archived April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine


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