Alfredo Cornejo (boxer)

Alfredo Cornejo Cuevas (June 6, 1933 – August 15, 2021) was a Chilean boxer, who won the gold medal in the welterweight division at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, United States.[2] In the same year he also won the world amateur welterweight title in Mexico City. He later fought four professional fights from 1961 to 1962.[3][4] As an amateur, he was three times South American Champion; as a light welterweight in Montevideo, Uruguay, 1956, and in Santiago, Chile, 1957, and as a welterweight, in Lima, Peru, 1958.[5] He also competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[6]

For the Argentine politician, see Alfredo Cornejo (politician).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is Cuevas.
Alfredo Cornejo
Personal information
Full nameAlfredo Cornejo Cuevas
BornJune 6, 1933
Santiago de Chile, Chile
DiedAugust 15, 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 88)[1]
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago Welterweight

References
  1. Alfredo Cornejo at Olympedia
  2. "HickokSports.com - History - Pan American Games Boxing Medalists - Men". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  3. "Jimmy Robertson - Boxer". www.boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. USA Boxing (2016-08-14). "Features, Events, Results | Team USA". USA Boxing. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  5. "Alfredo Cornejo". BoxRec. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  6. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfredo Cornejo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.


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