Juan Evangelista Venegas

Juan Evangelista Venegas
Born
Juan Evangelista Venegas Trinidad

December 27, 1928
DiedApril 16, 1987(1987-04-16) (aged 58)[1]
NationalityPuerto Rican
Other names"Veneguitas"
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Featherweight
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins20
Wins by KO7
Losses10
Draws2
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Puerto Rico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Bantamweight

Juan Evangelista Venegas (December 27, 1928 – April 16, 1987) was a Puerto Rican boxer notable for winning Puerto Rico's first Olympic medal.

  1. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (October 2017). "Juan Evangelista Venegas Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-17.