Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Liberto•Corney Espallargas |
Used name | Liberto•Corney |
Born | 20 February 1905 in Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (ARG) |
Died | 1955 |
NOC | ![]() |
Argentine-born Corney was Uruguay’s first Olympic boxer, but he did not advance past the first round. He later became technician of the Uruguayan boxing squad, and worked as a teacher at a YMCA. He founded an “Olympic Academy” in Montevideo.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1924 Summer Olympics | Boxing | ![]() |
Liberto Corney | |||
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) | =17 |