Onyok Velasco

Onyok Velasco
Velasco on 2017 stamp
Personal information
Full nameMansueto Velasco Jr.
NicknameOnyok[1]
Born (1974-01-10) January 10, 1974 (age 50)
Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines[1]
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight flyweight
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing the  Philippines
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Light flyweight (-48 kg)
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Light flyweight (-48 kg)
Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tashkent Light Flyweight

Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is a Filipino retired boxer, comedian and actor from Bago, Negros Occidental. Competing in the 48 kg category he won a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games and a silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Philippines' only medal at those Games. He is the younger brother of Roel Velasco, a light-flyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]

Velasco(bottom second) together with other athletes, carry the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Federation flag during the opening ceremony of the 30th SEA Games at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on 2019.
  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mansueto Velasco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.