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José Villanueva

1913 - 1983

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José Luis "Cely" 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. His son, Anthony Villanueva, also became a boxer, and won a silver medal during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Villanueva is the 423rd most popular athlete (up from 3,525th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 117th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Filipino Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, José Villanueva ranks 423 out of 6,025. Before him are Tatyana Kazankina, Victor Willems, Johnny Hayes, Durward Knowles, Lee Haney, and Bernd Kannenberg. After him are Pat McCormick, Forrest Smithson, Henri Hazebrouck, Simon Slåttvik, John Kuck, and Pavel Lednyov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, José Villanueva ranks 191. Before him are Kazimierz Sabbat, Ċensu Tabone, Jean Nicolas, René Llense, Imre Harangi, and Noah Beery Jr.. After him are Fritz Darges, Tahir Yahya, Sonja Wigert, Gina Bachauer, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, and Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis. Among people deceased in 1983, José Villanueva ranks 140. Before him are Musine Kokalari, Antonin Magne, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Choi Chung-min, and József Takács. After him are Erich Juskowiak, Mykola Bazhan, Zhang Daqian, Arvīds Pelše, Nichita Stănescu, and Vince Gallagher.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, José Villanueva ranks 40 out of 155. Before him are Francisco Balagtas (1788), Florencio Campomanes (1927), Arturo Tolentino (1910), Apolinario Mabini (1864), Noli de Castro (1949), and Francisco Guilledo (1901). After him are Pedro Paterno (1857), Oscar Cruz (1934), Jaime Sin (1928), Maria Ressa (1963), Leila de Lima (1959), and Eugenio Torre (1951).

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Among ATHLETES In Philippines

Among athletes born in Philippines, José Villanueva ranks 2. Before him are Efren Reyes (1954). After him are Miguel White (1909), EJ Obiena (1995), Lydia de Vega (1964), Hidilyn Diaz (1991), Roel Velasco (1969), Iván González (null), Wang Zheng (null), Yuka Saso (2001), Shane O'Neill (null), and Kiyomi Watanabe (1996).

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