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Rafael Iglesias

1924 - 1999

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Argentino Rafael Iglesias (25 May 1924 – 1 January 1999) was an Argentine heavyweight boxer. He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England by knocking out Gunnar Nilsson in the final. Iglesias was knocked out himself in his only bout as a professional, in 1952. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Iglesias is the 80th most popular boxer (down from 79th in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 390th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Argentinean Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Rafael Iglesias ranks 80 out of 496. Before him are Roger Michelot, Carmelo Robledo, Canelo Álvarez, Carmen Barth, Francisco Rodríguez, and Marijan Beneš. After him are Víctor Avendaño, Edgar Basel, Nils Ramm, Ronald Rawson, Bep van Klaveren, and Georges Carpentier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Rafael Iglesias ranks 307. Before him are Thomas Berger, Jean-Michel Charlier, Ken Green, Mel Patton, Jimmy Gardner, and Arkady Vorobyov. After him are Phyllis Schlafly, Erika Mahringer, Jane Greer, Yuri Bondarev, Lola Albright, and Robert Körner. Among people deceased in 1999, Rafael Iglesias ranks 179. Before him are Josef Zeman, Galina Bystrova, Robert Mills, Taheyya Kariokka, Josefina Pla, and Charles Crichton. After him are Annibale Frossi, Yevgeny Morgunov, Fritz Honegger, Regina Ghazaryan, Muhammetnazar Gapurow, and Johannes Käbin.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Rafael Iglesias ranks 345 out of 1,154. Before him are Gervasio Antonio de Posadas (1757), Rinaldo Martino (1921), Willy Caballero (1981), Alberto Chividini (1907), Juan Martín de Pueyrredón (1777), and Ricardo Giusti (1956). After him are Javier Pastore (1989), Andy Muschietti (1973), Víctor Avendaño (1907), Manuel Dorrego (1787), Ramón Puerta (1951), and Bernabé Ferreyra (1909).

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Among BOXERS In Argentina

Among boxers born in Argentina, Rafael Iglesias ranks 7. Before him are Carlos Monzón (1942), Oscar Bonavena (1942), Pascual Pérez (1926), Héctor Méndez (1897), Oscar Casanovas (1914), and Carmelo Robledo (1912). After him are Víctor Avendaño (1907), Amado Azar (1913), Santiago Lovell (1912), Alfredo Porzio (1900), Abel Laudonio (1938), and Horacio Accavallo (1934).

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