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John ("Johnny") Nolasco Hughes (born August 15, 1975 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a featherweight boxer from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. A year later he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Nolasco made his professional debut on March 17, 1999.
Pedernales is the southernmost province of the Dominican Republic, including the offshore island of Isla Beata. It was split from Barahona in 1957. Of its 2,074.53 km2, 1,374 km2 belongs to the Jaragua National Park. A third of its population is of Haitian origin, the highest ratio within the country.
La Romana is a municipality and capital of the southeastern province of La Romana, opposite Catalina Island. It is one of the 10 largest cities in the Dominican Republic with a population estimated in 2022 at 153,241 within the city limits, of whom 149,840 are urban and 3,401 are rural. The name Romana comes from the word "Bomana", a name given by Indians to what is known today as Romana River.
The Dominican Republic competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation won its first Olympic medal at these Games.
Pedro Nolasco was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
Tigres del Licey is a professional baseball team in the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). The team was founded in 1907 and is based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Tigres is the oldest team in LIDOM and has won 24 LIDOM titles and 11 Caribbean Series titles, the most out of any team.
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives, also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in the city of Barcelona, at that time the capital of the Principality of Catalonia, part of the Crown of Aragon, for the redemption of Christian captives. Its members are most commonly known as Mercedarian friars or nuns. One of the distinguishing marks of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy is that, since its foundation, its members are required to take a fourth vow: to die, if necessary, for another who is in danger of losing their faith. The Order exists today in 17 countries.
The Dominican Republic competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Ljubiša Simić is a former boxer from Yugoslavia, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country: in 1984 and in 1988. In both occasions he had an early exit from the tournament. Simić became professional in 1993, and recorded thirteen wins and three losses.
Ruth Amelia Ocumárez y Apataño is a Dominican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Ocumárez became a celebrity in her nation by becoming the first woman of predominantly African heritage to represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe.
Maurizio Stecca is a retired Italian boxer, who won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is the younger brother of former super bantamweight world champion of boxing, Loris Stecca.
Israel Héctor Enrique Perez is a featherweight boxer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The Dominican Republic first participated in the Olympic Games in 1964, when Alberto Torres de la Mota participated in the 10th heat of the 100m competition and ran 10.9 seconds, finishing 6th, not qualifying for the next round.
Nolasco is a surname of Spanish/Portuguese origin. It is derived from the 13th century Catholic saint Peter Nolasco, who died in Barcelona in 1256. In 2014 the surname was most commonly found in Mexico, the Philippines, Brazil and Honduras.
Manuel Vilchez is a former Venezuelan boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round of the men's bantamweight division to Uganda's John Siryakibbe. A year earlier he claimed the gold medal in the same division at the Pan American Games by defeating Pedro Nolasco of the Dominican Republic in the final.
The Dominican city of Pedernales is the capital of the Pedernales Province, in the Dominican Republic. It is located in the southwest of the country, on the Dominican Republic–Haiti border, and has a crossing to the Haitian town of Anse-à-Pitres.
Arístides Sócrates Henríquez Nolasco was a writer from the Dominican Republic.
Sports are a central part of the culture of the Dominican Republic, and have been practiced in the whole country since the native inhabitants were living in the island. Sports play a key role in the culture and makeup of Dominican Republic society. Baseball is the most popular sport on the island country and Major League Baseball has been recruiting players from the Dominican Republic since the 1960s. Basketball, football, volleyball, and boxing are other sports played in the country.
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 25, 1995.
Elvis Nolasco is an American actor, best known for his roles in MGM+'s NAACP crime drama Godfather of Harlem and ABC's anthology series American Crime.
John Siryakibbe is a retired boxer, who represented Uganda at two Summer Olympics.
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