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Mario Benítez

Uruguayan boxer

Born
16 March 1946, Salto
Died
22 October 2023, Montevideo
Citizenship
Uruguay
Sport
boxing
Occupation
boxer
Height
172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight
71 kg (157 lb)

Mario Eustaquio Benítez (16 March 1946 – 24 October 2023) was a Uruguayan boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he defeated Eugenio Boches of Guatemala, before losing to John Baldwin of the United States. Benítez died in Montevideo on 24 October 2023, at the age of 77.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1968 Summer Olympics1968

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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