Manuel de los Santos

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Manuel de los Santos
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NationalityFilipino
Born1928
Sport
Sport Boxing

Manuel de los Santos (born 1928) was a Filipino boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]

Boxing combat sport

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed.

1956 Summer Olympics Games of the XVI Olympiad, celebrated in Melbourne in 1956

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Manuel de los Santos Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 23 November 2018.