Víctor Peralta (March 6, 1908 – December 25, 1995El día después de ... pelea de boxeo
(soho.com.co) ) was an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

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who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

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. He was born in

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. In 1928 he won the silver medal in the featherweight class after losing the final against

Bep van Klaveren Lambertus "Bep" van Klaveren (26 September 1907 – 12 February 1992) was a Dutch boxer, who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Van Klaveren remains the only Dutch boxer to have won an Oly ...

1928 Olympic results

Below are the results of Victor Peralta from the 1928 Olympic boxing tournament in Amsterdam. Peralta was a featherweight boxer who competed for Argentina. * Round of 16: defeated Arthur Olsen II (Norway) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Georges Boireau (France) on points * Semifinal: defeated Lucian Biquet (Belgium) on points * Final: lost to Bep van Klaveren (Netherlands) on points (was awarded the silver medal)

References

External links

Víctor Peralta at databaseOlympics.com

1908 births 1995 deaths Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers for Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Boxers from Buenos Aires Olympic medalists in boxing Argentine male boxers Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Argentina-boxing-bio-stub