Carlos Pereyra
Encyclopedia
Carlos Alberto Pereyra is an Argentine
boxer
who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Córdoba
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In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight class
after losing his fight to Joseph Lang
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Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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He was born in Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
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In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight class
Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's bantamweight
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 119 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932.Ten boxers from ten nations...
after losing his fight to Joseph Lang
Joseph Lang
Joseph Ignatius Lang was an American boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Lovelock, Nevada and died in Santa Clara, California.In 1932 he finished fourth in the bantamweight class...
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