Venezuelan boxer (born 1961)
Manuel Vilchez
Frank Rauschning and Manuel Vilchez (right) at the awards ceremony of the 1983 Chemistry Cup |
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Full name | Manuel Vilchez Suárez |
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Nationality | Venezuela |
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Born | (1961-10-21) October 21, 1961 (age 62) |
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Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
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Sport | Boxing |
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Weight class | Bantamweight |
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Manuel Vilchez (born October 21, 1961) is a former Venezuelan boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round of the men's bantamweight division (– 54 kg) to Uganda's John Siryakibbe. A year earlier he claimed the gold medal in the same division at the Pan American Games by defeating Pedro Nolasco of the Dominican Republic in the final.
Vilchez challenged Louie Espinoza for the World Boxing Association super-bantamweight title at Phoenix, Arizona, United States in 1987, but he lost by a 15th-round knockout.
1984 Olympic results
Below is the record of Manuel Vilchez, a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics:
References
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54 kg (1971–2007) · 56 kg (2011–) |
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