Yuberjen Martínez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.
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

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]

References

  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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Preceded by Flagbearer for  Colombia
Tokyo 2020
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