Yudel Johnson
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Boxing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Light-Welterweight | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | Winnipeg 1999 | Featherweight | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | |||
| Gold | Cartagena 2006 | Light Welterweight | |
Yudel Johnson (Cedeno) born 6 June 1981 is a Cuban Light-Welterweight Boxer best known for winning Olympic Silver 2004. Some sources write the family name Jhonson.
[edit] Career
Yudel won Gold at featherweight at the 1999 PanAm Games.
He moved up afterwards but skipped lightweight as the domoinant Mario Kindelan was Cuban champ. He added a silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Light-Welterweight Boxing division Dilshod Mahmudov and Boris Georgiev but losing to Manus Boonjumnong in the final. He also won at the Central American Games 2006 but had strong domestic competition in Inocente Fiss.
In 2008 he fought at welter losing to Carlos Banteaux in the final of the national championships.
[edit] Olympic Results
- Received a bye in the 1st round
- Defeated Davis Mwale (Zambia) RSC-3 (1:49)
- Defeated Dilshod Mahmudov (Uzbekistan) 32-18
- Defeated Boris Georgiev (Bulgaria) 13-9
- Lost to Manus Boonjumnong (Thailand) 11-17
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