In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sotomayor and the second or maternal family name is Collazo.
Lorenzo Sotomayor
Sotomayor at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name
Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo
Nationality
Azerbaijani
Born
(1985-02-16) 16 February 1985 (age 39) Havana, Cuba[1]
Education
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
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Light welterweight
European Games
2015 Baku
Light welterweight
2019 Minsk
Welterweight
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]
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^"Lorenzo Sotomayor". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ ab"Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
^"Lorenzo Sotomayor: Boxer who followed heart into Rio final". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
LorenzoSotomayor Collazo (born 16 February 1985) is a Cuban-born Azerbaijani light-welterweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics. He...
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