Alfredo Pérez (born February 11, 1952) is a retired

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. He competed for his

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n nation at the

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, Canada. There, he was defeated in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division by Poland's eventual bronze medal winner Leszek Błażyński. Pérez won the gold medal in the same weight division at the

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1952 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Venezuela Venezuelan male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Boxers at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in boxing Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-boxing-bio-stub