Ernesto Porto (16 August 1928 – 5 February 1973) was a Filipino boxer. He competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he lost in his first fight to Gerald Dreyer of South Africa, the eventual gold medalist. He also won the gold medal in the lightweight division of the

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games ( fil, Palarong Asyano 1954), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954 was a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Commi ...

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* 1928 births 1973 deaths Sportspeople from Quezon City Filipino male boxers Olympic boxers for the Philippines Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Boxers at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in boxing Light-welterweight boxers {{Philippines-boxing-bio-stub