Nelson Calzadilla (born 1 June 1954) is a Venezuelan

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. He represented his country in the

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division at the

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. He won his first match against

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. He lost his second match against Simion Cuțov.

1976 Olympic results

Below are the results of Nelson Calzadilla, a lightweight boxer from Venezuela who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated Ernesto Gonzalez (Nicaragua) on points, 5-0 * Round of 16: lost to Simion Cutov (Romania) on points, 0-5

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1954 births Living people Venezuelan male boxers Olympic boxers for Venezuela Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Lightweight boxers {{Venezuela-boxing-bio-stub