Víctor Avendaño
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Víctor Ángel Pedro Avendaño (June 5, 1907 – July 1, 1984) was an Argentine
boxer
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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In 1928 he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class after winning the final against Ernst Pistulla
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Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
boxer
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...
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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In 1928 he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class after winning the final against Ernst Pistulla
Ernst Pistulla
Ernst Pistulla was a German boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Pistulla was the Amateur German lightheavyweight champion in 1928...
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Olympic results
- Defeated Sergio Ojeda (Chile) points
- Defeated Donald CarrickDonald CarrickDonald Day Carrick was an Ontario lawyer, political figure, Olympic boxer, and Canadian national golf champion. He represented Toronto Trinity as a Liberal member from 1954 to 1957....
(Canada) points - Defeated Donald McCorkindale (South Africa) points
- Defeated Ernst PistullaErnst PistullaErnst Pistulla was a German boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Pistulla was the Amateur German lightheavyweight champion in 1928...
(Germany) points