Francisco Cabañas Pardo (22 January 1912 – 26 January 2002) was a Mexican

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. He competed in the flyweight class during the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

and, although he lost the final against Hungarian

István Énekes István Énekes (20 February 1911 – 2 January 1940) was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. Background In 1932 he won the gold medal in the Flyweight class after winning the final against Francisco Cabañas ...

, he became the first Mexican athlete to ever win an individual Olympic medal.Francisco Cabañas, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports
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1932 Olympic results

Below are the results of Francisco Cabanas, a flyweight boxer from Mexico, who competed at the 1932 Olympic boxing tournament in Los Angeles: * Round of 16: bye * Quarterfinal: defeated Ivan Duke (South Africa) on points * Semifinal: defeated

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(Great Britain) on points * Final: lost to

(Hungary) on points (was awarded the silver medal)

References

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