Raúl González (boxer)

Raúl González Sánchez (born June 5, 1967) is a boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight Division (– 51 kg) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the final he lost to North Korea's Choi Chol-Su. Three years later, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, he captured the bronze medal in his weight division.

For other people named Raúl González, see Raúl González (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Raúl González
Personal information
Born (1967-06-05) June 5, 1967
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Berlin Flyweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Flyweight

Career

U.S. boxer Rudolph Bradley said his first thought when Raúl González put him down was, "Man, he's strong. I knew the Cubans were strong but I didn't think he could put me down. Yeah, I was in trouble, but I was boxing and moving, trying to get my head back. I've never been stopped, I've been hit hard hundreds of times in Army fights."[1]

Olympic results

References
  1. Goodwill (United Press International,) Detroit Free Press, July 29, 1990, p. 40.


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