Manuel Vilchez (born October 21, 1961) is a former

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. At the

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he lost in the first round of the men's

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division (– 54 kg) to Uganda's John Siryakibbe. A year earlier he claimed the gold medal in the same division at the

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by defeating

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of the Dominican Republic in the final. Vilchez challenged

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for the

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super-bantamweight title at

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in 1987, but he lost by a 15th-round knockout.

1984 Olympic results

Below is the record of Manuel Vilchez, a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: * Round of 64: lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) by decision, 2-3

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1961 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Olympic boxers for Venezuela Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Venezuelan male boxers Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games {{Venezuela-boxing-bio-stub