Amado Azar (December 31, 1913 – April 11, 1971) was an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish ( masculine) or ( feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines ...

boxer who competed in the

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. In 1932 he won the silver medal in the middleweight class after losing the final against

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of the

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. Azar was the brother of fellow boxer Jorje Azar.

1932 Olympic results

Below is the record of Amado Azar, an Argentinian middleweight boxer who competed at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics: * Round of 16: bye * Quarterfinal: defeated Aldo Longinotti (Italy) by decision * Semifinal: defeated Roger Michelot (France) by decision * Final: lost to Carmen Barth (United States) by decision (was awarded silver medal)

References

Amado Azar's profile at databaseOlympics.com
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Amado Azar's profile in Narices Chatas
1913 births 1971 deaths Argentine male boxers Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Middleweight boxers Olympic boxers for Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics {{Argentina-boxing-bio-stub