Rolando Garbey
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Light Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Light Middleweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Havana Light Middleweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg Light Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali Light Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Light Middleweight

Rolando Garbey (November 19, 1947 – December 16, 2023) was a Cuban boxer. He competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category. He won an Olympic silver medal in 1968 and a bronze medal in 1976. In 1974, at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, he won the world title. Garbey was also a gold medalist at light middleweight at the Pan-American games in 1967, 1971, and 1975.

Garbey died from a cardiac arrest in Havana, on December 16, 2023, at the age of 76.[1]

Olympic results

Mexico City - 1968

  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Eric Blake (Great Britain) by first-round knockout
  • Semifinal: Defeated Johnny Baldwin (United States) by decision, 4-1
  • Final: Lost to Boris Lagutin (Soviet Union) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded silver medal)

Munich - 1972

Montreal - 1976

  • Round of 32: Defeated Dashnian Olzwoi (Mongolia) by third-round knockout
  • Round of 16: Defeated Earl Liburd (Virgin Islands) referee stopped contest in second round
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Kalevi Kosunen (Finland) referee stopped contest in first round
  • Semifinal: Lost to Tadija Kačar (Yugoslavia) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

  1. ↑ "El boxeo de luto: falleció Rolando Garbey, campeón mundial y medallista olímpico".


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