José Manuel Gómet Canet (born February 9, 1956) is a retired
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from
Spain
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. He represented his native country at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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in
Montreal
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. There, he was knocked out in first round of the
light welterweight
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division (– 63.5 kg) division by
Thailand
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's
Narong Boonfuang.
1976 Olympic results
Below is the record of José Manuel Gómet, a Spanish light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:
* Round of 64: lost to
Narong Boonfuang (Thailand) by a first-round knockout
References
Spanish Olympic Committee
1956 births
Living people
Light-welterweight boxers
Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Spain
Spanish male boxers
20th-century Spanish sportsmen
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