 Velasco on 2017 stamp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mansueto Velasco Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Onyok[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 10, 1974 Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Light flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
- ^ 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.