Great Olympians

Biographies - ASU


Alfredo "Al" Asuncion

B. 1929-10-02, represented the Philippines; D. 2006-05-02
Boxing
1952 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) R2 89.06
89.06

He had a bye in round one and won the first fight in round two. Then Indian fighter Sakti Mazumdar was due to fight Nguyen Van Chua of Vietnam. But the Vietnamese did not show up. Mazumdar had had a bye in round one as well, and the organizers did not want him to go to the quarterfinals without fighting, so they ordered a new draw for the second round. Asuncion was put into that new draw, and he lost in the same round as the one in which he had beaten his only opponent, Basil Thompson.


Deogracias Asuncion

B. 1956-05-01, represented the Philippines
Track Cycling
1984 HP
Men's Sprint Rep1:2nd 0.086
Men's Point Race R1:18th -2.12
0.0872


(Uuno Taavi) Heikki Asunta

B. 1904-06-25, Ruovesi, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1959-06-28
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Literature - Lyric Works HM 1080
1080


Written 2018-05-25 - last modified 2024-02-28

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