- Born
- Died
- Birth nameTeófilo Stevenson Laurence
- Nickname
- Pirolo
- Height6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
- Teófilo Stevenson was born on March 29, 1952 in Delicias-Puerto Madre, Cuba. He was married to Fraymaris. He died on June 11, 2012 in Havana, Cuba.
- SpouseFraymaris(? - June 11, 2012) (his death, 2 children)
- He did not become professional so that he could win 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals in heavyweight category for boxing (1972, 1976 and 1980). He could have won a fourth had not the Soviet Union and her Cold War allies (including Cuba) boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
- [on choosing to retain 'amateur' status] What is a million dollars against eight million Cubans who love me?
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