Gualberto Floreal García (24 May 1943 – 20 December 1974) was a Uruguayan

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Life and career

García was born in

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. García competed at the

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, winning the

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in the flyweight event. García died on 20 December 1974 in Soca, at the age of 31.

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* 1943 births 1974 deaths Boxers from Montevideo Uruguayan male boxers Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists in boxing Pan American Games gold medalists for Uruguay 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-boxing-bio-stub