Manuel Vilchez

Manuel Vilchez (born October 21, 1961) is a former Venezuelan boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round of the men's bantamweight division ( 54 kg) 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.

Manuel Vilchez
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Frank Rauschning and Manuel Vilchez (right) at the awards ceremony of the 1983 Chemistry Cup
Personal information
Full nameManuel Vilchez Suárez
Nationality Venezuela
Born (1961-10-21) October 21, 1961
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classBantamweight
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Bantamweight

Vilchez challenged Louie Espinoza for the World Boxing Association super-bantamweight title at Phoenix, Arizona, United States in 1987, but he lost by a 15th-round knockout.

1984 Olympic results

Below is the record of Manuel Vilchez, a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics:

References



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