REYES PLA Enmanuel

14 Dec 1992
28
Male
HAVANA
 
Cuba
A CORUNYA
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BOX Boxing Men's Heavy (81-91kg) 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Kokugikan Arena
ESP
REYES PLA EREYES PLA Enmanuel
KO
KAZ
LEVIT VLEVIT Vassiliy
Finished
Kokugikan Arena
CUB
la CRUZ Jla CRUZ Julio
4
WP
ESP
REYES PLA EREYES PLA Enmanuel
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Bocskai Memorial
RankEventYearLocation
1Heavy2021Debrecen, HUN

Box-Am Tournament
RankEventYearLocation
1Heavy2021Castellon de la Plana, ESP
1Heavy2020Castellon de la Plana, ESP
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El Profeta (lavozdegalicia.es, 07 Jun 2021; PlanasBox Instagram profile, 08 May 2021)
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Athlete
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Physical Education - Manuel Fajardo University of Sciences of Physical Education and Sport, Havana, CUB
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One son [2016]
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Spanish
:
PlanasBox [A Corunya, ESP]
:
Chano Planas [club], ESP; Rafael Lozano [national], ESP; Carlos Penate [national], CUB
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He took up the sport at age six in Havana, Cuba. (olympics.com, 07 Jun 2021)
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He had problems with other children at school and his father wanted him to learn to defend himself. (olympics.com, 07 Jun 2021)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (lavozdegalicia.es, 07 Jun 2021)
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"Only glass breaks, men die standing up." (Instagram profile, 09 Jun 2021)

General Interest

Olympic qualifying results
He secured a spot for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo by winning silver in the heavyweight category at the European Olympic qualification tournament in June 2021. (marca.com, 08 Jun 2021)

General
FROM CUBA TO SPAIN
He was born in Havana, Cuba, and boxed at national level, but feared a lack of opportunities behind compatriot Erislandy Savon, who won gold in the heavyweight division at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. After leaving Cuba, he spent time in Russia, Austria and Germany before settling in A Coruna, Spain, in 2017, where his uncle lived. He became a naturalised citizen in January 2020. "Leaving Cuba was difficult because I left many loved ones and I did not know how I would get to Spain. They were difficult months, jumping borders, always afraid of being arrested without papers. I spent four months locked in a house, in a refugee camp, or in a migrants centre. But at the end of it all, I was able to get to my family." (lavozdegalicia.es, 07 Jun 2021; olympics.com, 07 Jun 2021; marca.com, 28 Jan 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
KO:
Knockout
WP:
Win on Points
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