Anthony Villanueva
Philippine boxer (1945-2014)
アンソニー・ビジャヌエバ
- Born
- 18 March 1945
- Died
- 13 May 2014, Cabuyao
- Citizenship
- Philippines
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer, actor
- Height
- 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Weight
- 57 kg (126 lb)
Anthony N. Villanueva (March 18, 1945 – May 13, 2014) was a Filipino amateur boxer. He competed in the featherweight (−57 kg) division at the 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal. Shortly after the Olympics he turned professional, but retired after five bouts. Besides boxing, Villanueva worked as an actor and boxing coach in the Philippines and as a security guard in the United States. He died after suffering several strokes.
His father, José Villanueva, was also an Olympic boxer who won a bronze medal as a bantamweight at the 1932 Los Angeles Games thus becoming the first father and son to win Olympic medals for the Philippines.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – featherweight | 1964 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2643052 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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