Manuel Mantilla (born September 25, 1973) is an

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boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) category at the

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. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals by Thailand's eventual gold medalist

Wijan Ponlid Police Lieutenant colonel Wijan Ponlid ( th, วิจารณ์ พลฤทธิ์; ; born April 26, 1976) is a Thai boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold meda ...

. Mantilla won several medals in the same weight division on the continental level in the 1990s.

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* 1973 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Cuba Cuban male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in boxing Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub