Héctor Velásquez

{{Short description|Chilean boxer (1952–2010)}}

{{for|other people with a similar name|Héctor Velázquez (disambiguation){{!}}Héctor Velázquez}}

{{family name hatnote|Velásquez|Vergara|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name=Héctor Juan Velásquez Vergara

|birth_date={{birth date|df=yes|1952|02|09}}

|birth_place=Loncoche, Chile

|death_date={{death date and age|df=yes|2010|08|18|1952|02|09}}

|death_place=Santiago, Chile

|show-medals=yes

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CHI}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1971 Cali | Light Flyweight}}

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Héctor "Joto" Velásquez Vergara (9 February 1952 – 18 August 2010) was a boxer from Chile. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Velásquez won the silver medal in the Men's Light-Flyweight division (– 47 kg) at the 1971 Pan American Games, where the weight division was included for the first time. In the final, he was defeated by Cuba's Rafael Carbonell.

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120203032926/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/hector-velasquez-1.html Héctor Velásquez's profile at Sports Reference.com]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110622063012/http://www.lanacion.cl/noticias/site/artic/20100818/pags/20100818210602.html Héctor Velásquez's obituary] {{in lang|es}}