Jorge Acuña
Uruguayan boxer
- Born
- 23 August 1948
- Citizenship
- Uruguay
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 50 kg (110 lb)
Uruguay competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Thirteen competitors, ten men and three women, took part in twelve events in five sports.
During the 1972 Olympics, Uruguayan Delegation Members were staying in Building 31 (Connollystraße 31) at the Olympic Village. The building was also being used by athletes from Israel and Hong Kong. On September 5, 1972, militants from the Palestinian group Black September infiltrated the building and took 11 Israeli athletes as hostages, in what became known as the Munich Massacre. An official from the Uruguayan delegation, Luis Friedman, reportedly encountered one of the militants, Yusuf Nazzal. Nazzal had previously worked in the Village, so the delegate did not find anything unusual. During the early morning raid, many of the Uruguayan athletes were awoken by the commotion of the militants breaching the Israeli apartments. The delegation from Uruguay and Hong Kong were both evacuated by West German authorities.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | 1972 |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.