Santiago Lovell

Santiago Lovell
Lovell in 1936
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Alberto Lovell Birnes Sr.
Nationality Argentina
Born(1912-04-23)23 April 1912
Dock Sud, Argentina
Died17 March 1966(1966-03-17) (aged 53)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classHeavyweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
1932 Los AngelesHeavyweight

Santiago Alberto Lovell Birnes (23 April 1912 – 17 March 1966), known as Alberto Lovell, was an Argentine heavyweight boxer, who won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932. In his career as a professional boxer he had 88 fights winning 76 (55 by KO) losing 8 (2 by KO) with 3 draws, He won both the Argentine and South American championships.