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José Luis Villanueva (March 19, 1913 – November 11, 1983) was an amateur boxer from the Philippines who represented his country at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Born in Binondo, Manila, he won the bronze medal in the bantamweight class after winning the fight for third place against Joseph Lang.
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| Full name | José Luis Villanueva | |||||||||||||
| Born | March 19, 1913 Binondo, Manila | |||||||||||||
| Died | November 11, 1983 (aged 70) Kamuning, Quezon City | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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His son, Anthony Villanueva, also became a boxer, and won a silver medal during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
1932 Olympic results
Below are the results of boxer José Villanueva who competed for the Philippines as a bantamweight at the 1932 Olympic boxing tournament in Los Angeles.
- Round of 16: bye
- Quarterfinal: defeated Akira Nakao (Japan) on points
- Semifinal: lost to Horace Gwynne (Canada) on points
- Bronze Medal Bout: won by walkover over Joseph Lang (USA)
Later life
Villanueva became a boxing trainer. One of his trained fighters was Gabriel Elorde who won a world 130-pound title and held it for seven years.[1] Villanueva died of heart attack in 1983. [2]
References
- Eddie Alinea (May 18, 2014). "Remembering Anthony Villanueva". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- Joaquin Henson (May 18, 2014). "Olympic hero interred today". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- José Villanueva at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 14, 2007)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Luis Villanueva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- "REMEMBERING THE GLORY YEARS - Hall of Fame Launched in Historic Rites" at the Wayback Machine (archived September 5, 2010)
External links
- José Villanueva at Olympedia
- José Villanueva at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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На других языках
- [en] José Villanueva (boxer)
[fr] José Villanueva
José Villanueva est un boxeur philippin né le 19 mars 1913 à Manille et mort le 11 novembre 1983 à Quezon City[1].[it] José Villanueva
José Luis Villanueva (Binondo, 19 marzo 1913 – 1983) è stato un pugile filippino.[ru] Вильянуэва, Хосе
Хосе́ Луи́с Вильянуэ́ва (исп. José Luis Villanueva; 19 марта 1913, Манила — 1983) — филиппинский боксёр легчайшей весовой категории, выступал за сборную Филиппин в начале 1930-х годов. Бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Лос-Анджелесе, участник многих международных турниров и национальных первенств.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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