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{{short description|Filipino boxer}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Emmanuel Legaspi
| name = Emmanuel Legaspi
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| image = EmmanuelLegaspi.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
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| nationality = Filipino
| nationality = Filipino
| sport = [[Boxing]]
| sport = [[Boxing]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1967|9|2|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1967|9|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Las Vegas]], Nevada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|5|7|1967|9|2|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|5|7|1967|9|2|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Tal Afar]], Iraq
| death_place = [[Tal Afar]], Iraq
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'''Emmanuel Legaspi''' (2 September 1967 &ndash; 7 May 2006) was a Filipino [[boxing|boxer]]. He competed in the [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Middleweight|men's middleweight]] event at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/emmanuel-legaspi-1.html |title=Emmanuel Legaspi Olympic Results |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> He was killed in action while serving in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-staff-sgt-emmanuel-l-legaspi/1801237 |title=Army Staff Sgt. Emmanuel L. Legaspi |work=Military Times |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref>
'''Emmanuel Legaspi''' (2 September 1967 &ndash; 7 May 2006) was a Filipino-American [[boxing|boxer]]. He competed for the Philippines in the [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Middleweight|men's middleweight]] event at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/emmanuel-legaspi-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091345/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/emmanuel-legaspi-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Emmanuel Legaspi |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> He was killed in action in 2006 while serving in the [[U.S. Army]] in Iraq.<ref name="TFMT">{{cite web |title=Army Staff Sgt. Emmanuel L. Legaspi |url=https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-staff-sgt-emmanuel-l-legaspi/1801237 |publisher=MilitaryTimes |access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Legaspi served as a [[staff sergeant]] in the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] of the [[United States Army]] during [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]. He [[died of wounds]] on 7 May 2006 after his unit came under enemy small-arms fire in [[Tal Afar]].<ref name="TFMT" />


==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Middleweight boxers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Las Vegas]]
[[Category:United States Army personnel of the Iraq War]]
[[Category:American military personnel killed in the Iraq War]]
[[Category:United States Army non-commissioned officers]]
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Revision as of 08:27, 23 May 2023

Emmanuel Legaspi
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born(1967-09-02)2 September 1967
Las Vegas, Nevada
Died7 May 2006(2006-05-07) (aged 38)
Tal Afar, Iraq
Sport
SportBoxing

Emmanuel Legaspi (2 September 1967 – 7 May 2006) was a Filipino-American boxer. He competed for the Philippines in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action in 2006 while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq.[2]

Personal life

Legaspi served as a staff sergeant in the 1st Armored Division of the United States Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He died of wounds on 7 May 2006 after his unit came under enemy small-arms fire in Tal Afar.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emmanuel Legaspi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Army Staff Sgt. Emmanuel L. Legaspi". MilitaryTimes. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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