Arlen López

Arlen López Cardona (born 21 February 1993) is a Cuban boxer. He won the gold medal in the men's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Five years later, he won the gold medal in the men's light heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, defeating Benjamin Whittaker.[2][3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Cardona.
Arlen López
Personal information
Birth nameArlen López Cardona
NationalityCuban
Born (1993-02-21) 21 February 1993
Guantanamo, Cuba
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classMiddleweight
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 1 0 0
Pan American Games 2 0 0
Central American & Caribbean Games 1 1 0
World Junior Championships 1 0 0
Total 7 1 0
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Middleweight
2020 Tokyo Light heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
2015 Doha Middleweight
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Middleweight
2019 LimaMiddleweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz Middleweight
2018 Barranquilla Middleweight
World Junior Championships
2009 Yerevan Featherweight

References
  1. "Arlen Lopez". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. "'This is shameful': Olympic boxer divides over 'foolish' podium act". au.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. "Arlen López adds another gold for Cuba in boxing". Sport-Journal.com. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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