Manuel "Manny" Sobral (born September 12, 1968) is the former
Canadian and
IBO Champion of the World, competing in the
Super welterweight division. A resident of
Vancouver, British Columbia, he represented
Canada at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
in
Seoul, South Korea, where he was eliminated by Olympic bronze medallist
Finland's
Joni Nyman
Joni Nyman (born September 5, 1962 in Pori) is a retired boxer (pugilist) from Finland, who won a Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was defeated i ...
on points (1:4).
He has taught at
Burnaby North Secondary School.
External links
Manny Sobral Biography and Olympic Results , Olympics at Sports-Reference.comCanadian Olympic Committee*
1968 births
Living people
Canadian male boxers
Welterweight boxers
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Canada
Sportspeople from Vancouver
Spanish emigrants to Canada
Spanish male boxers
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