Argentino Rafael Iglesias (25 May 1924 – 1 January 1999) 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 ...
heavyweight
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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. He won a gold medal at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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in London, England by knocking out
Gunnar Nilsson
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in the final. Iglesias was knocked out himself in his only bout as a professional, in 1952.
Olympic Boxing Results
Rafael Iglesias' results from the heavyweight division at the 1948 Olympic boxing tournament in London:
* Round of 16: defeated Jose Arturo Rubio of Spain by decision
* Quarterfinal: defeated Uber Baccilieri of Italy by decision
* Semifinal: defeated John Arthur of South Africa by decision
* Final: defeated Gunnar Nilsson of Sweden by a second-round knockout
References
External links
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Rafael Iglesias at databaseOlympics.com
1924 births
1999 deaths
Heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Argentina
Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
Olympic medalists in boxing
Argentine male boxers
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Avellaneda
Boxers from Buenos Aires Province
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