Ernesto Porto

Ernesto Porto
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born(1928-08-16)16 August 1928
Quezon City, Philippines
Died5 February 1973(1973-02-05) (aged 44)
Quezon City, Philippines
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing Philippines
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Manila -63.5 kg

Ernesto Porto (16 August 1928 – 5 February 1973) was a Filipino boxer.[1] He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he lost in his first fight to Gerald Dreyer of South Africa, the eventual gold medalist.[2] He also won the gold medal in the lightweight division of the 1954 Asian Games.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ernesto Porto at Olympedia
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernesto Porto Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ Alinea, Eddie (25 August 2018). "Boxing: Traditional medal source in PH's Asiad campaigns". Manila Times. Retrieved 11 November 2018.


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