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Héctor Méndez

1897 - 1977

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Héctor Eugene Méndez (1 August 1897 – 13 December 1977) was an Argentine welterweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics, losing against Jean DeLarge in the final bout. Héctor was the flag bearer for his country at the opening ceremony of the 1928 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Héctor Méndez is the 65th most popular boxer (up from 103rd in 2019), the 293rd most popular biography from Argentina (up from 472nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Argentinean Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Héctor Méndez ranks 65 out of 496. Before him are Calistrat Cuțov, Félix Savón, Ernesto Hoost, Július Torma, Pascual Pérez, and Jersey Joe Walcott. After him are James J. Corbett, Julio César Chávez, Joe Bugner, Buster Douglas, Jee Yong-ju, and José Nápoles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Héctor Méndez ranks 192. Before him are Ilya Ilf, Robert Ludvigovich Bartini, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Hersch Lauterpacht, Lya De Putti, and Johannes Winkler. After him are Evsei Liberman, Werner Voss, Douglas Hartree, Zenta Mauriņa, Lya Mara, and Rosa Ponselle. Among people deceased in 1977, Héctor Méndez ranks 156. Before him are Alexander Rodimtsev, Konstantin Fedin, Pascual Pérez, Alice Paul, Hugo Lahtinen, and Betty Taylor. After him are Carlos Prío Socarrás, Otto Deßloch, Bobojon Ghafurov, Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, José Perácio, and Siegfried Buback.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Héctor Méndez ranks 293 out of 1,154. Before him are Santiago Derqui (1809), Juan Esteban Pedernera (1796), Pascual Pérez (1926), Juan Pablo Sorín (1976), Abel Balbo (1966), and Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1922). After him are Norberto Alonso (1953), Jorge María Mejía (1923), Juan Martín del Potro (1988), Juan Giménez (1943), Martín Palermo (1973), and Antonio Roma (1932).

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Among BOXERS In Argentina

Among boxers born in Argentina, Héctor Méndez ranks 4. Before him are Carlos Monzón (1942), Oscar Bonavena (1942), and Pascual Pérez (1926). After him are Oscar Casanovas (1914), Carmelo Robledo (1912), Rafael Iglesias (1924), Víctor Avendaño (1907), Amado Azar (1913), Santiago Lovell (1912), Alfredo Porzio (1900), and Abel Laudonio (1938).

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