Juan Evangelista Venegas (December 27, 1928 – April 16, 1987) was a Puerto Rican boxer notable for winning Puerto Rico's first Olympic medal. Venegas...

Javier Venegas (1754–1838), Spanish military officer and viceroy Guillermo Venegas Lloveras (1915–1993), Puerto Rican songwriter Juan Evangelista Venegas (1929–1980s)...

Olympics. It was the second medal ever for Puerto Rico, after boxer Juan Evangelista Venegas captured the bronze medal in 1948. Maldonado was the 1977 National...

Angeles. He shared the podium with Algeria's Mohamed Zaoui. Although Juan Evangelista Venegas was the first Puerto Rican to win an olympic medal (boxing, 1948)...

also been the site of many championship fights. In 1948, boxer Juan Evangelista Venegas earned Puerto Rico's first Olympic medal, finishing his participation...

Carolina Senatorial district. Nayda Venegas Brown was born on July 24, 1958, the daughter of boxer Juan Evangelista Venegas who was the first Olympic medalist...

Brazilian basketball player Juan Evangelista Venegas (c. 1928 – 1980), first Puerto Rican to win an Olympic medal Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo, Blessed...

gold, two silver, six bronze), the first one in 1948 by boxer Juan Evangelista Venegas. Monica Puig won the first gold medal for Puerto Rico in the Olympic...

members for athletics, three for boxing, and two for shooting. Juan Evangelista Venegas made history in Puerto Rican sports by winning the country's inaugural...

(−54 kg) details Tibor Csík  Hungary Gianbattista Zuddas  Italy Juan Evangelista Venegas  Puerto Rico Featherweight (−58 kg) details Ernesto Formenti  Italy...