Ariel Hernández Azcuy (born May 3, 1970^[1] or April 8, 1972^[2]) is a boxer from Cuba, who won two Olympic gold medals in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg); at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He captured the world title at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, just two months after having triumphed at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.

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Ariel Hernández

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Full name	Ariel Hernández Azcuy
Nationality	Cuba
Born	(1970-05-03) May 3, 1970 (age 53)[1] or (1972-04-08) April 8, 1972 (age 52)[2] Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Middleweight
Medal record Men’s Boxing Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Middleweight 1996 Atlanta Middleweight World Amateur Championships 1993 Tampere Middleweight 1995 Berlin Middleweight 1997 Budapest Middleweight Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Middleweight Central American and Caribbean Games 1993 Ponce Middleweight 1998 Maracaibo Middleweight Goodwill Games 1994 Saint Petersburg Middleweight 1998 New York Middleweight

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• Twice Olympic Gold Medalist (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996)
• Twice Junior World Champion (Bayamon 1989, Lima 1990)
• Twice World Champion (Tampere 1993, Berlin 1995)
• Seven-time Cuban National Champion (1992–1998)
• Twice Goodwill Games Champion (St Petersburg 1994, New York 1998)
• Twice World Championships Challenge Winner (Dublin 1994, Macon 1998)