Emmanuel Legaspi
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 2, 1967 Pasay, Rizal, Philippines |
| Died | May 7, 2006 (aged 38) Tal Afar, Iraq |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Boxing career | |
| Middleweight | |
Emmanuel Legaspi (September 2, 1967 – May 7, 2006) was a Filipino-American boxer. He competed for the Philippines in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action in 2006 while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq.[2]
Personal life
Legaspi served as a staff sergeant in the 1st Armored Division of the United States Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He died of wounds on May 7, 2006, after his unit came under enemy small-arms fire in Tal Afar.[2]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emmanuel Legaspi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- 1 2 "Army Staff Sgt. Emmanuel L. Legaspi". MilitaryTimes. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
External links
- Emmanuel Legaspi at Olympics.com
- Emmanuel Legaspi at Olympedia
- Emmanuel Legaspi at InterSportStats
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- 1967 births
- 2006 deaths
- Filipino male boxers
- Olympic boxers for the Philippines
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Middleweight boxers
- Martial artists from Las Vegas
- United States Army personnel of the Iraq War
- American military personnel killed in the Iraq War
- United States Army non-commissioned officers
- 20th-century Filipino sportsmen
- American male boxers
- American people of Filipino descent
- Filipino emigrants to the United States
- Filipino boxing biography stubs