Lorenzo Sotomayor
Appearance
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo |
Nationality | Azerbaijani |
Born | Havana, Cuba[1] | 16 February 1985
Bildung | Higher Institute of Physical Culture Manuel Fajardo |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Club | Gabala |
Coached by | Lazaro Martinez[3] |
Medal record |
Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo (born 16 February 1985) is a Cuban-born Azerbaijani light-welterweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics. He is a nephew of the high jumper Javier Sotomayor. In 2013 he moved from Cuba to Azerbaijan to increase his chances for Olympic selection. He chose to compete as Collazo, which means "shining star".[3][4]
References
- ^ "LORENZO SOTOMAYOR COLLAZO – 64KG". AIBA. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Lorenzo Sotomayor". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ a b Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo Archived 13 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Lorenzo Sotomayor: Boxer who followed heart into Rio final". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lorenzo Sotomayor.
- Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo at AIBA.org (archived)
- Lorenzo Sotomayor at Olympics.com
- Lorenzo Sotomayor at Olympics.com
- Lorenzo Sotomayor at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Kategorien:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Azerbaijani male boxers
- Olympic boxers of Azerbaijan
- Boxers at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in boxing
- European Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan
- Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Havana
- Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan
- Olympic silver medalists for Azerbaijan
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2019 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Azerbaijan
- Light-welterweight boxers
- Cuban emigrants to Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijani martial arts biography stubs
- European boxing biography stubs