José Villanueva
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José Luis Villanueva was an amateur boxer
from the Philippines
who represented his country at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
. Born in Binondo
, Manila
, he won the bronze medal in the bantamweight class after winning the fight for third place against Joseph Lang.
His son, Anthony Villanueva
, also became a boxer, and won a silver medal during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
who represented his country at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
. Born in Binondo
Binondo, Manila
Binondo is an enclave in Manila primarily populated by ethnic Chinese living in the Philippines. Chinatown, Manila is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594. Historically, this was where the Spanish permitted converted sangleys, their indigenous Filipino wives, and their mixed-race...
, Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, he won the bronze medal in the bantamweight class after winning the fight for third place against Joseph Lang.
His son, Anthony Villanueva
Anthony Villanueva
Anthony N. Villanueva is an amateur boxer from the Philippines who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the Featherweight division winning the silver medal in a lost bout against Soviet Union's Stanislav Stepashkin....
, also became a boxer, and won a silver medal during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
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