Abel Almarez

Abel Almaraz
Personal information
Full nameAbel César Almaraz
Born(1941-11-23)23 November 1941
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died23 May 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 79)
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Bantamweight (-54 kg)
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1963 São PauloBantamweight

Abel César Almaraz (23 November 1941 – 23 May 2021) was an Argentine boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Christopher Rafter of Ireland in the Round of 32, before losing to Chung Shin-cho of South Korea in the Round of 16.

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abel Almaraz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.