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Jose Gomez (boxer)
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Jose Gomez was born on January 28, 1959. He was a Cuban boxer, who won the the Middleweight Gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the final he defeated Viktor Savchenko of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on points, 4-1. Two years earlier he captured the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade.
Jose Gomez, with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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