Manuel Villegas (swimmer)

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Manuel Villegas
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Born26 March 1907
Xalapa, Mexico
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Sport Swimming

Manuel Villegas (born 26 March 1907, date of death unknown) was a Mexican swimmer. [1] He competed in two events at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Manuel Villegas" . Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manuel Villegas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.