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Roel Velasco

1969 - Today

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Roel Velasco (born June 26, 1972, in Bago, Negros Occidental) is a retired boxer from the Philippines. He competed in the light flyweight (– 48 kg) division during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He represented his native country of the Philippines at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he won the bronze medal. In the semi-finals he was stopped by Cuba's eventual winner Rogelio Marcelo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roel Velasco is the 5,768th most popular athlete (up from 6,671st in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 146th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Filipino Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Roel Velasco ranks 5,768 out of 6,025. Before him are Wilhem Belocian, Baboloki Thebe, Andreas Kuffner, Kahena Kunze, Lamecha Girma, and Heather Moyse. After him are Deena Kastor, Jessica Schilder, Momiji Nishiya, Hatice Kübra İlgün, Amal Adam, and Christian Sørum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Roel Velasco ranks 1,082. Before him are Sophie Koch, U. Srinivas, Mannie Fresh, Javagal Srinath, Billy McKinlay, and Pallavi Joshi. After him are Janyse Jaud, Greg Biffle, Martha Byrne, Joe Swail, Linda Sánchez, and Lee Tockar.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Roel Velasco ranks 137 out of 155. Before him are Manny Jacinto (1987), Carlos Yulo (2000), Enrique Gil (1992), Tim Tebow (1987), Kris Aquino (1971), and Arianne Caoili (1986). After him are Beabadoobee (2000), Daisuke Sato (1994), Coco Martin (1981), Iván González (null), Wang Zheng (null), and Sarah Geronimo (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In Philippines

Among athletes born in Philippines, Roel Velasco ranks 7. Before him are Efren Reyes (1954), José Villanueva (1913), Miguel White (1909), EJ Obiena (1995), Lydia de Vega (1964), and Hidilyn Diaz (1991). After him are Iván González (null), Wang Zheng (null), Yuka Saso (2001), Shane O'Neill (null), Kiyomi Watanabe (1996), and Carlo Paalam (1998).

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