Arlo Chavez was a boxer who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The eldest of 10 children, Chavez became the head of their family when he was just a teenager after their parents passed away just a year within each other. He and his brother Ronald, also a member of the national boxing team, provided for their other siblings.
Chavez captured a gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games in his first major international competition. He won a bronze medal at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing in the same division. At the 1991 Asian Amateur Boxing Championship in Bangkok, he topped the light welterweight category. Later that year, he successfully defended his light welterweight title in the 1991 Southeast Asian Games in Manila. The following year, he qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics. He defeated Nigerian James Mozez in his first bout before losing to Romanian Leonard Doroftei in his next outing.
Chavez won his third gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in 1993, this time ruling the welterweight division in Singapore. He won a record fourth gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in 1995 after topping the welterweight division in Chiang Mai. Chavez retired after failing to qualify for the 1996 Summer Olympics. He now works as a boxing instructor in Metro Manila.
Chavez captured a gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games in his first major international competition. He won a bronze medal at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing in the same division. At the 1991 Asian Amateur Boxing Championship in Bangkok, he topped the light welterweight category. Later that year, he successfully defended his light welterweight title in the 1991 Southeast Asian Games in Manila. The following year, he qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics. He defeated Nigerian James Mozez in his first bout before losing to Romanian Leonard Doroftei in his next outing.
Chavez won his third gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in 1993, this time ruling the welterweight division in Singapore. He won a record fourth gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in 1995 after topping the welterweight division in Chiang Mai. Chavez retired after failing to qualify for the 1996 Summer Olympics. He now works as a boxing instructor in Metro Manila.
GAMES
1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona