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Emmanuel Legaspi

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Emmanuel Legaspi
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born(1967-09-02)2 September 1967
Las Vegas, Nevada
Died7 May 2006(2006-05-07) (aged 38)
Tal Afar, Iraq
Sport
SportBoxing

Emmanuel Legaspi (2 September 1967 – 7 May 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

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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 7 May 2006 after his unit came under enemy small-arms fire in Tal Afar.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Army Staff Sgt. Emmanuel L. Legaspi". MilitaryTimes. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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