José Villanueva (boxer)
José Luis Villanueva (March 19, 1913 – November 11, 1983) 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.
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| Full name | José Luis Villanueva | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 19, 1913 Binondo, Manila | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 11, 1983 (aged 70) Kamuning, Quezon City | ||||||||||||||
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His son, Anthony Villanueva, also became a boxer, and won a silver medal during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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