Rafael Iglesias (boxer)
Argentine boxer
![]() Iglesias (left) vs. Gunnar Nilsson in the 1948 Olympic final | ||||||||||||
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Full name | Argentino Rafael Iglesias | |||||||||||
Born | 25 May 1924 Avellaneda, Argentina | |||||||||||
Died | 1 January 1999 (aged 74) San Juan, Argentina | |||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Argentino Rafael Iglesias (25 May 1924 – 1 January 1999) was an Argentine heavyweight boxer. He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England by knocking out Gunnar Nilsson in the final.[1] Iglesias was knocked out himself in his only bout as a professional, in 1952.[2]
Olympic Boxing Results
Rafael Iglesias' results from the heavyweight division at the 1948 Olympic boxing tournament in London:
- Round of 16: defeated Jose Arturo Rubio of Spain by decision
- Quarterfinal: defeated Uber Baccilieri of Italy by decision
- Semifinal: defeated John Arthur of South Africa by decision
- Final: defeated Gunnar Nilsson of Sweden by a second-round knockout
References
External links
Media related to Rafael Iglesias (boxer) at Wikimedia Commons
- Rafael Iglesias at BoxRec (registration required)
- Rafael Iglesias at Olympedia
- Rafael Iglesias at databaseOlympics.com
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1904–1908: +158 lb (71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: +175 lb (79.4 kg) · 1948: +80 kg · 1952–1980: +81 kg · 1984–2012: 81–91 kg · 2016–: 82–91 kg
- 1904:
Samuel Berger (USA)
- 1908:
Albert Oldman (GBR)
- 1920:
Ronald Rawson (GBR)
- 1924:
Otto von Porat (NOR)
- 1928:
Arturo Rodríguez (ARG)
- 1932:
Santiago Lovell (ARG)
- 1936:
Herbert Runge (GER)
- 1948:
Rafael Iglesias (ARG)
- 1952:
Ed Sanders (USA)
- 1956:
Pete Rademacher (USA)
- 1960:
Franco De Piccoli (ITA)
- 1964:
Joe Frazier (USA)
- 1968:
George Foreman (USA)
- 1972:
Teófilo Stevenson (CUB)
- 1976:
Teófilo Stevenson (CUB)
- 1980:
Teófilo Stevenson (CUB)
- 1984:
Henry Tillman (USA)
- 1988:
Ray Mercer (USA)
- 1992:
Félix Savón (CUB)
- 1996:
Félix Savón (CUB)
- 2000:
Félix Savón (CUB)
- 2004:
Odlanier Solís (CUB)
- 2008:
Rakhim Chakhkiev (RUS)
- 2012:
Oleksandr Usyk (UKR)
- 2016:
Evgeny Tishchenko (RUS)
- 2020:
Julio César La Cruz (CUB)
- 2024:
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