Hector Mendez
Encyclopedia
Héctor Eugene Méndez (born 1897, date of death unknown) was an Argentine
welterweight
professional
boxer
who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal
in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
, losing against Jean DeLarge
in the final bout.
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...
welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
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 1920s. He won a silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from 15 July 1924 to 20 July 1924.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
, losing against Jean DeLarge
Jean DeLarge
Jean Delarge was a Belgian welterweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s.He was born in Liège.Delarge won the gold medal in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the welterweight category, defeating Héctor Méndez in the final.-External links:*...
in the final bout.