Héctor Méndez
Héctor Méndez 
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| Birth Name | Héctor Eugene Méndez | ||||||
| Weight class | Welterweight | ||||||
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 Argentina
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| birthday | August 1, 1897 | ||||||
| Date of death | December 13, 1977 | ||||||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires | ||||||
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Héctor Eugene Méndez (born August 1, 1897 - December 13, 1977 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine boxer. He took part in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris .
At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, he lost the welterweight final against Jean Delarge from Belgium . At the opening ceremony of the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , he was the Argentine flag bearer. But he did not take an active part in the boxing tournament.
Results at the Olympics
- 1st round: Victory over Valter Palm ( Estonia ) in the 2nd round by giving up
- 2nd round: Victory over Andreas Petersen ( Denmark )
- Quarter-finals: victory over Al Melio ( USA )
- Semi-finals: Victory over Paddy Dwyer ( Ireland ) by knockout in the 3rd round
- Final: loss to Jean Delarge (Belgium)
Web links
- Héctor Méndez in the Olympedia.org database , accessed June 14, 2020.
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| SURNAME | Méndez, Héctor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Méndez, Héctor Eugen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | argentinian boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1897 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1977 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |