Francisco Cabañas Pardo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 January 1912 |
| Died | 26 January 2002 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 2[1] |
| Wins by KO | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
Medal record | |
Francisco Cabañas Pardo (22 January 1912 – 26 January 2002) was a Mexican boxer. He competed in the flyweight class during the 1932 Summer Olympics and, although he lost the final against Hungarian István Énekes, he became the first Mexican athlete to ever win an individual Olympic medal.[2][3][4][5][6]
1932 Olympic results
Below are the results of Francisco Cabanas, a flyweight boxer from Mexico, who competed at the 1932 Olympic boxing tournament in Los Angeles:
- Round of 16: bye
- Quarterfinal: defeated Ivan Duke (South Africa) on points
- Semifinal: defeated Thomas Pardoe (Great Britain) on points
- Final: lost to István Énekes (Hungary) on points (was awarded the silver medal)
References
- ^ "Francisco Cabanas". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Francisco Cabañas Pardo" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
Francisco Cabañas nació en la Ciudad de México el 22 de enero de 1912. El boxeador se convirtió en el primer medallista mexicano de forma individual en Juegos Olímpicos al conquistar la plata en peso mosca, en Los Ángeles 1932, cita a la que acudió financiando él mismo su viaje y estadía.
- ^ a b Ortiz, Francisco (27 January 2002). "Un vale para la eternidad" (in Spanish). El Universal. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Cabañas, el primero de 76 medallistas para México" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 27 June 2012.
- ^ Villanueva, Rosalía A (27 January 2002). "Murió Francisco Cabañas, primer medallista olímpico de boxeo" (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Francisco Cabañas, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
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