Eduardo Baltar

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Eduardo Baltar
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1956-10-02) 2 October 1956 (age 65)
Philippines
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Sport Boxing

Eduardo Baltar (born 2 October 1956) is a Filipino Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He lost his first match against Armando Guevara. [1]

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1976 Olympic results

Below is the record of Eduardo Baltar, a Filipino light flyweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:

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References

  1. "Eduardo Baltar Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.