Mario Eustaquio Benítez (16 March 1946 – 24 October 2023) was a Uruguayan
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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. He competed in the
men's light middleweight event at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he defeated
Eugenio Boches
Eugenio Boches (born 13 August 1939) is a Guatemalan boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of ...
of Guatemala, before losing to
John Baldwin of the United States.
Benítez died in
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
on 24 October 2023, at the age of 77.
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1946 births
2023 deaths
Uruguayan male boxers
Olympic boxers for Uruguay
Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Salto, Uruguay
Light-middleweight boxers
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