Alejandro Ortuoste (born March 17, 1931, date of death unknown) was an amateur

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from the

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. He won the gold medal at the

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games (), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954, were a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in ...

in the men's

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(– 54 kg) division. He represented his native country at the

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, failing to reach the third round.

1952 Olympic results

* Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to John McNally (Ireland) on points, 0-3

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* 1931 births Year of death missing Boxers from Manila Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for the Philippines Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1954 Asian Games Filipino male boxers Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Asian Games boxers for the Philippines Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games 20th-century Filipino sportsmen {{Philippines-boxing-bio-stub