José Villanueva (boxer)
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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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José Luis Villanueva (March 19, 1913 – November 11, 1983) was an amateur
Binondo, Manila
, he won the bronze medal in the bantamweight class after winning the fight for third place against Joseph Lang.
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 June 9, 2014.
- ^ 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 April 18, 2020.
- "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
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